ME Rules Moore In-Custody Death As Homicide

The medical examiner's office rules a man's death while in police custody outside of the Warren Theater a homicide.

Wednesday, April 2nd 2014, 4:54 pm

By: News 9


The medical examiner's office rules a man's death while in police custody outside of the Warren Theater a homicide.

The ME says Luis Rodriguez died from a cardiac arrhythmia due to physical restraint and his body has signs of a struggle that would not have been enough to kill him.

2/25/2014 Related Story: Lawyer Releases Video Of Man's Death In Police Custody In Moore

Three Moore police officers are on paid administrative leave during the investigation.

2/18/2014 Related Story: Moore Police Hold News Conference Concerning In-Custody Death

The lawyer for the Rodriguez family released the following statement to News 9 regarding the ME's results:

 "We were confident from the beginning that this was a homicide and we are happy to see the Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that. The next step for us to is to research the medical examiner's findings and then we will have more statements."

logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

April 2nd, 2014

November 13th, 2024

October 28th, 2024

October 17th, 2024

Top Headlines

December 11th, 2024

December 11th, 2024

December 11th, 2024

December 11th, 2024