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Lawrence Rogers
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Gender
Male
Age
30 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/31/2002
Location
375 Driving Park Avenue Rochester NY 14613 Monroe
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Some 35 officers responded to an "officer down" call as police tried to subdue an irrational near-naked Rogers in a Wegmans parking lot. Rogers bit part of an officer's finger off; two Wegmans employees were arrested for obstructing the investigation; according to one witness Rogers was beaten to death. He died shortly after at the hospital, the fourth black man killed by Rochester police that summer. One officer filed a $2.5M suit against Wegmans and the victim's mother.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Rochester Police Department
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United States