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Jim Rogers

Age : 54

Gender : Male

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 mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/14/2021, Jim Rogers, a 54-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis, was taken into custody by Pittsburgh police in the Bloomfield neighborhood. Officer Keith Edmonds deployed a Taser multiple times during the arrest. Rogers was placed face-down, handcuffed, and later became unresponsive in the back of a patrol vehicle. He was transported to a hospital, where he died the following day. The medical examiner ruled his death an accident, citing excited delirium and underlying health conditions following restraint and Taser use. No criminal charges were filed against Edmonds. The City of Pittsburgh fired Edmonds in 2022, but an arbitrator later ordered his reinstatement. In 2025, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upheld that decision, ordering the officer reinstated with full back pay and benefits. Separately, the city settled a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by Rogers’s family for $8 million.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/court-orders-pittsburgh-police-to-reinstate-officer-involved-in-jim-rogers-tasing-death/ar-AA1KbpiL
https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-police-officer-fired-over-death-of-jim-rogers/65639434
https://www.wesa.fm/courts-justice/2025-08-09/court-orders-reinstatement-and-back-pay-for-pittsburgh-officer-fired-after-2021-taser-arrest-death
https://triblive.com/local/pa-appeals-court-reinstates-pittsburgh-cop-fired-over-taser-use-in-fatal-encounter/