Pittsburgh officials continue cover-up of police murder of Jim Rogers
Rogers, a homeless African American man, was brutalized and tased while being arrested on October 13, 2021. He died the following day.
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Rogers, a homeless African American man, was brutalized and tased while being arrested on October 13, 2021. He died the following day.
Diamond Rogers said her uncle Jim Rogers played an important supportive role in her childhood. “Jim, he took me and (my sister) under his wing when we didn’t have a father figure in our lives,” said Diamond Rogers. “I don’t know what we would have done if it wasn’t for
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala has turned to the grand jury to investigate if he should file criminal charges against the officers in connection with the death of Rogers.
Three Pittsburgh police officers and a former one appeared Thursday morning before an Allegheny County investigating grand jury hearing evidence related to the death of a homeless man who had been tased multiple times by police in October. The panel, which sits at the Dormont municipal building, is hearing evidence
The covid-19 pandemic continued to dominate daily news cycles this year in Western Pennsylvania and beyond. But many other news events occurred in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in 2021 — including the election of Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor and the arrests of dozens of Western Pennsylvanians after the riot at