A disturbance at the Country Ridge Apartments in Walhalla on a Tuesday morning ended with 31-year-old Angel Rodriguez Jr. found unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital and then airlifted to the intensive care unit at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. The Oconee County Coroner classified the manner of death as a homicide.

Walhalla Police detained 27-year-old Ezequiel Rodriguez at the scene and conducted an investigation that included an autopsy and consultation with the 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. The police chief later announced the inquiry concluded Ezequiel Rodriguez had acted in self-defense, and no criminal charges were filed in connection with Angel Rodriguez Jr.’s death.

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