The west-side dad who was fatally stabbed while walking his son home from school last week punched his assailant in the face before the stabbing, according to a statement from the suspect’s lawyer.
Deputy Public Defender Seth Meisels, who is representing Daniel Patrick Rodriguez Jr., said the victim “punched Mr. Rodriguez with enough force to knock out two of his teeth, and the interaction escalated from there” after the two men “knocked shoulders” while crossing the street.
Meisels said Rodriguez, 42, is suffering from a liver autoimmune disease and stage 3 lymphoma, a type of cancer…