Maria Rodriguez
Female, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 8/3/2014
Bakersfield, Kern, CA
1601 South Union Avenue
1601 South Union Avenue
Maria Rodriguez was on top of a stone pile at a stone manufacturing business. Three officers arrived on the scene to persuade her to leave the business. Maria then pulled out a replica of a gun and pointed it at the officers. Officers then fired on Maria, killing her. Sheriffs initially identified the victim as Sarah Bustamante, but later retracted this name and identified the victim as Maria Rodriguez.