A video from a police bodycam shows a confrontation Jan. 5, 2026, outside a Southside apartment. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Published on January 23, 2026 at 5:07 pm
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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Friday released reviews of the first two officer-involved shootings of 2026, both occurring Jan. 5.
The first led to a man’s death outside an apartment on Egrets Nest Drive after a dispute between a husband and wife.
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The second involved a man whom police shot after he grabbed a rifle. He survived.
The first shooting
The Sheriff’s Office revealed that the man in the first case, Daniel Rodriguez, 34, shot himself to death just as police fired on him.
In a “critical incident review” video, Professional Standards Chief Erica Weber talked about the case and played 911 calls from witnesses.
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One call came from a neighbor telling a dispatcher that she saw a man chasing a woman with a car.
“He came back and grabbed her and dragged her down the street,” the woman said. “Did he put her inside the vehicle,” the dispatcher asked. “No he didn’t get her inside the vehicle. He looked like he had something in his hand, but I can’t tell because it’s dark,” the caller said.
Another 911 caller said he saw a man drive around the parking lot with a woman on top, then “we heard a crash and the lady started screaming.” He and other neighbors hid.
Bodycam video shows Officers J. Roderick and J. Milam talking to Rodriguez’s wife in the parking lot about an argument. Then Rodriguez came out nearby, and officers asked whether he had any weapons on him.
“Why are you running up on me?,” Rodriguez said as he backed up, then reached for the gun as the officers rushed at him, according to bodycam video.
A gunshot went off, apparently as Rodriguez fired. Officers fired more shots, and Rodriguez fell to the ground motionless, his wife rushing up screaming “What did you do?”
“He didn’t do anything wrong,” she yelled.
Rodriguez was declared dead. Police said a 40-caliber bullet removed from his body matched his handgun and not the two officers’ 9 mm weapons.
A second loaded gun was found on Rodriguez as he was treated at the hospital, police said.
Second shooting
The second shooting happened later that night on Creeks Ridge Road near St. Johns Bluff Road, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Officers were called after a reported assault and gunshots involving a father and son.
Once officers arrived, they yelled at the son to put down a rifle he was holding, Weber said on a video.
The video shows the bodycam videos from Officers G. Hernandez, M. Ross and Q. Kincaid as they walked up on the son in the garage.
“Occupant in (the house), step out with your hands up!” Hernandez said.
“Drop the rifle,” Ross said.
The son dropped the weapon. He was told to crawl out and lie in the street. One officer stated that he saw the rifle.
As officers were about to take him into custody, the father, identified as Offero Manalon, 68, came into the garage and picked up the rifle. He pointed it at officers, who are seen on bodycam immediately backing off.
“No, my Dad didn’t do nothing,” the son said.
“Drop the … gun,” Hernandez yelled, followed by officers firing at Manalon.
The father ran inside the home.
After a standoff for several hours, SWAT fired gas into the home and Manalon went out onto the back porch, where a police dogs stopped him. He was injured by gunfire but survived.
Manalon was charged with aggravated assault on an officer and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He remains jailed on $1.25 million bail. His next court date is Wednesday, jail records show.
The State Attorney’s Office will independently review both incidents to determine whether officers violated any criminal statutes before the Sheriff’s Office does an internal review to ensure the officers acted within policy.
