Santos Rodriguez

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Bessie Rodriguez's death comes two weeks after Dallas City Council voted to rename a stretch of Jim Miller Road after her murdered son, Santos.

Pleasant Grove residents raised concerns about the city's plan to rename a stretch of Jim Miller Road in honor of Santos Rodriguez, the 12-year-old killed by Dallas police 50 years ago.

City leaders and residents remember when Santos Rodriguez was killed by a Dallas police officer. Events, including a city proclamation, are marking the 50th anniversary.

Dallas community leaders have planned several events to mark the 50th anniversary of Santos Rodriguez's murder by a Dallas police officer. A documentary titled "Santos Vive" will be screened for free at different locations.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and other city officials unveiled a statue of Santos Rodriguez Saturday.

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia apologized to Santos Rodriguez’s mother for the young Mexican American boy’s death 48 years ago. Saturday, an annual caravan drove through the city honoring Santos’ life and making sure his death is not forgotten.

Forty-five years ago — on July 24, 1973 — a Dallas police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old Mexican-American boy, Santos Rodriguez, while he sat handcuffed inside a patrol car.

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Forty years ago, a 12-year-old boy named Santos Rodriguez was killed by a police officer in Dallas. The event sparked the closest thing to a race riot in the city’s history.