A Child, Murdered by a Police Officer, Gets Statue Dedicated in His Honor

Statue to be Dedicated for Child Murdered by a Police Officer Nearly 50 Years Ago --

A statue will be dedicated Saturday as a memorial nearly 50 years after the murder of Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas Police officer.

Dallas City Council Member Jesse Moreno, who grew up in East Dallas, said the statue brings strong feelings for him. He wants others to know the story that his parents told him about what happened to Santos Rodriguez. Santos Rodriguez was shot in July 1973 by then Dallas Police Officer Darrell Cain who was playing Russian Roulette with a gun to the boy’s head, demanding a confession for theft from a vending machine, which Rodriquez did not commit.

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