Beachwood officer who shot shoplifting suspect at mall fired from police department
Ptl. Blake Rogers was on paid leave for more than a year and a half following the shooting. Still image from police video showing Beachwood Officer Blake Rogers pointing his gun at a shoplifting suspect outside of a mall in June 2019. (Source: Beachwood Police Department) By Misty Stiver and Hannah Catlett | February 23, 2021 at 2:37 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 2:55 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Beachwood police officer who shot a shoplifting suspect in a mall parking lot has been fired from the force.
Officer Blake Rogers was notified of his immediate termination from the Beachwood Police Department in a letter from the city on Monday.