Ohio cop fired for 2019 shooting of teen shoplifting suspect
Ohio cop fired for 2019 shooting of teen shoplifting suspect An Ohio police officer has been fired for shooting a teenage shoplifting suspect in June 2019. Blake Rogers, a Beachwood Police Department employee since 2013, was ordered terminated immediately Monday for violating multiple departmental polices in the shooting, according to Beachwood Mayor Martin Horwitz’s letter Monday, shared with the Daily News. The letter, addressed to the former cop, came on the heels of last Thursday’s disciplinary hearing where claims made on behalf of Rogers were disputed by evidence, including video. ...