A Jacksonville woman spoke to First Coast News after her husband was killed in an officer-involved shooting Monday while police investigated their domestic dispute.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville woman says she is left “empty” and “destroyed” after her husband was shot and killed by police during a domestic dispute investigation at an apartment complex in the Bartram Park area.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said officers responded to the Luxor Club Apartments around 8:30 p.m. Monday for a reported conflict between a married couple. An employee of the complex told police they heard a woman screaming and saw her on top of the hood of a Tesla, banging on it. Once the woman got off the vehicle, the driver, later identified by JSO as 34-year-old Daniel Rodriguez, drove away.

According to JSO, Rodriguez later returned to the complex, and a caller reported seeing him with a gun. Officers separated the couple and went to interview Rodriguez about the domestic dispute when investigators said he pulled out a gun.

Two officers then fired their weapons, shooting Rodriguez. He was taken to the hospital, but later died from his injuries.

First Coast News spoke with a woman who identified herself as Rodriguez’s wife. She said they had been married for about 15 years and were struggling after the stillbirth of their child last December.

“He was an amazing dad, a good husband. We were just struggling,” she said. “It’s hard when you have to bury a kid. Parents aren’t supposed to bury their kids, and now I’m burying a husband too.”


The woman said she was nearby when the shooting happened and witnessed the moments after the first shots were fired.

“I was right here at the stop sign when the first shot went off, and then I ran over there, and they were shooting him, and he was on the ground,” she said.

She also pointed out bullet holes in her car, which she said were left during the shooting.


“Empty, I’m destroyed. But I have a little girl I have to raise,” she said.

JSO said the officer-involved shooting is under investigation, which is standard procedure. The State Attorney’s Office will also review the case.