Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Orlando Against Police Crimes.

Orlando, FL – On June 3, 2026, three Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a non-emergency call for a wellness check on 59-year-old Rosalia Hodges in a Dr. Phillips neighborhood.

Rosalia's neighbors were worried for her well-being, as they heard her screaming incomprehensibly for hours from her home. 

When Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived, Rosalia was back inside her house. The deputies approached and knocked on the door.

After a minute of silence, Rosalia emerged from her home with a vegetable knife in her hand, screaming for the officers to get out. She was clearly in mental distress. 

The three officers immediately backed away and drew their guns on her. She continued screaming and slowly approaching them until she was at the edge of her driveway and the officers were over 20 feet away in the empty cul-de-sac. 

They all shouted at her from the street to drop the knife. She cried, “No!”

As she took one last step forward, at the foot of her own driveway, all three officers fired their service weapons multiple times from the street, killing Rosalia.

The entire interaction was only 30 second long. 

Orlando Against Police Crimes vehemently condemns this deadly use of force against Rosalia Hodges. 

OAPC joins with Rosalia's family in demanding justice and accountability! Not one of the three officers who shot and killed Rosalia has faced any professional or legal consequences for their actions. 

Three sheriff’s deputies, supposedly trained in de-escalation and armed with various non-lethal weapons, murdered a woman who was clearly in the middle of a mental health crisis. There were no attempts to de-escalate, disarm, or use non-lethal options on the 5-foot tall, 59-year-old Rosalia.

The officers were all placed on paid administrative leave. While Rosalia's family mourns, the officers in question get a paid vacation. Rosalia's family must enter the holiday season without her and without justice. This is unconscionable.

We demand a separate, non-FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) investigation and that Sheriff Mena hold his officers accountable for so violently taking the life of a woman in distress!

Justice for Rosalia!

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