Pubdate: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) Copyright: 1999, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact: 414-224-8280 Website: http://www.jsonline.com/ Forum: http://www.jsonline.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimate.cgi MAN KILLED IN SHOOTOUT WITH DEA IS IDENTIFIED The 36-year-old south side man killed in an exchange of gunfire with a Drug Enforcement Administration agent was identified Thursday as Rentos S. "Sammy" Rodriguez. A DEA agent shot Rodriguez in the chest around 2 p.m. Wednesday inside his home in the 1600 block of S. 7th St. after the agent attempted to search his home on a federal warrant for heroin, which agents said they found inside the home after the shooting. Apparently, Rodriguez fired a weapon at the agent, but authorities said they aren't sure yet who fired first. The shooting remains under investigation. Agents later found a "distributional level" of heroin in Rodriguez's residence, said Raymond D. Melick, acting resident agent in charge of the Milwaukee DEA office. - --- MAP posted-by: Thunder