At Rest
A living memorial to lives lost to injustice, greed, and war.
HomeAbout♥ Sign the PetitionENES
BR
In loving memory
Bernard Rogers
United States · Aged 26 · Died 11/15/2002
Other
How they died
Deadly force
Housing Authority police shot and killed Bernard Rogers at a public housing unit in the Hill District. Rogers was unarmed, but possessed a small amount of marijuana. Police said they weren't even trying to arrest him when he reached for one of their guns. A scuffle ensued, and police and witness accounts differ on what happened next. Police say Rogers tackled Officer Tonyea Curry on a loveseat, and tried to get his gun, and Curry shot him.
Alleged responsible partyPittsburgh Housing Authority PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
Why we remember them
This record exists so that Bernard Rogers, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
References & sources
Others we remember.
More lives from the archive.
At Rest
At Rest
At Rest