Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Jose Rodriguez was shot and killed when he and the undersheriff set up a roadblock while investigating a robbery. Two local miners who were driving on the road drove around the roadblock because they believed they weren't the ones being looked for. The officers fired at the van as it drove around the roadblock, and the occupants returned fire. Sheriff Rodriguez and the other officer followed the van to a local bar where they were engaged in another shootout. Sheriff Rodriguez was fatally wounded.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Rodriguez served with the Costilla County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the San Luis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Rodriguez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Jose Adolfo Rodriguez is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Costilla County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jose Adolfo Rodriguez's cause is highlighted.
How Jose Adolfo Rodriguez Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jose Adolfo Rodriguez is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jose Adolfo Rodriguez was killed by gun.
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