Family Seeks Justice After Man's Death, Citing System Failures in Restraining Order Case

Plea for Justice

• 💔 The family of Bernabe Rodriguez is pleading for justice after he was shot and killed by his ex-girlfriend in February.
• 🗣️ His 20-year-old son believes charges should be filed against his father's ex-girlfriend, stating that more could have been done to prevent the shooting.

Allegations in Restraining Order Petition

• 📝 Attorney William D. Petrillo shared a petition for a restraining order filed by Rodriguez against his ex-girlfriend, Shelby Hawk, 28 days before his death.
• 🏠 The petition alleged that Hawk became a different person, refused to leave his house, broke into his home and place of work, and held him at gunpoint, falsely imprisoning him.
• 🔫 The injunction listed that Hawk owned three guns, including a Glock, and described five armed felonies.

Systemic Failures Alleged

• ⚖️ The petition was filed in Palm Beach County and served by the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
• 🚨 According to the attorney, the respondent (Hawk) was supposed to surrender all firearms, and the sheriff should have insisted on this, given the petition stated she owned three guns.
• 📉 The attorney believes the system failed Rodriguez horribly, especially since he was shot to death after filing the petition.

Lack of Accountability

• 🚪 Efforts to reach Hawk for comment at her address were unsuccessful, with no one coming to the door.
• 🚫 Hawk has not been charged in Rodriguez's death.
• ❓ The Rodriguez family is seeking some form of accountability, as the case may potentially end as a civil matter.
• 🏢 The Broward County Sheriff's Office declined to make any comment on the case.