Autopsy: Police shot man 11 times in attempt to end attack that included Molotov cocktails
A man killed in May by Raleigh police was shot 11 times, an autopsy report shows.
Reuel Rodriguez-Nunez, 37, died May 7 after what police describe as an attack on the department's Southeast District headquarters.
Rodriguez-Nunez set fire to police vehicles and threw Molotov cocktails at officers in the parking lot on Rock Quarry Road.
A police report on the incident shows that as officers tried to defuse the situation, including one who told Rodriguez-Nunez repeatedly “don’t do it,” don’t do any more,” “don’t do it” and “don’t do it, bro,” he could be heard saying, “Today ... is my day ... to ... move on.”
Eventually, police opened fire, killing Rodriguez-Nunez.
Family members say Rodriguez-Nunez was suffering a mental health episode and should not have been killed.
A background check shows Rodriguez-Nunez has several past convictions, including:
Driving while intoxicated and reckless driving in 2015
Maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances in 2019
Misdemeanor assault on a government employee in 2020
