Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jim Rogers
Gender : Male
Age : 54
Race : Black
Date : 10/13/2021
Location : 5100 block Harriet Street
City : Pittsburgh
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pittsburgh Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer Keith Edmonds
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police taser during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/13/2021, the Pittsburgh Police Department, including Officer Keith Edmonds, responded to a report of an alleged bicycle theft in the Bloomfield neighborhood. Officers encountered Jim Rogers holding the bicycle in question. When Rogers did not comply with verbal commands, Officer Edmonds fired his Taser multiple times. Rogers was handcuffed and placed in a patrol vehicle, then transported to Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased on 10/14/2021. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner ruled his death an accident. Officer Edmonds was terminated following an internal investigation. The City of Pittsburgh settled a federal wrongful death lawsuit with Rogers' family for $8 million in April 2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtae.com/article/jim-rogers-body-cam-released/46574940
https://triblive.com/local/lawyer-in-jim-rogers-taser-case-releases-video-of-pittsburgh-police-encounter/
https://www.unionprogress.com/2023/04/27/family-of-jim-rogers-who-died-after-police-tased-him-in-2021-settles-federal-suit-with-city-for-8-million/
