On The 1st Day of Christmas: Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera
🎄 Day One of 12 Days of Christmas: Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera This is Day One of 12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved. On September 10, 2023, Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera, 29, called 911 and said he planned to take his own life. When police arrived, he was still breathing. What happened next was captured on body-camera footage — and while this case has officially been ruled a suicide, there are questions that remain unanswered. In this episode, we walk through the timeline, th...
🎄 Day One of 12 Days of Christmas: Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera
This is Day One of 12 Days of Christmas on Black, Brown, & Unsolved.
On September 10, 2023, Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera, 29, called 911 and said he planned to take his own life.
When police arrived, he was still breathing.
What happened next was captured on body-camera footage — and while this case has officially been ruled a suicide, there are questions that remain unanswered.
In this episode, we walk through the timeline, the decisions made by responding officers, and why — even with an official ruling — this case does not feel truly solved.
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This episode discusses suicide.
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SOURCES
- KMOV First Alert 4 (St. Louis) — Body-camera footage and reporting
- Gray News / KMOV — September 2023 coverage
- The Washington Post — Reporting on disciplinary actions and state complaints
- Missouri Attorney General’s Office — Disciplinary filings
- St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — Official statements
- Missouri Department of Public Safety — License revocation records
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