Friends: Veteran charged with killing mom suffered from PTSD
by Sherry Williams / KHOU 11 News KHOU.com staff
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Posted on January 17, 2012
HOUSTON – The man suspected of shooting his mother eight times last week suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to friends.
James Alan Rogers, 26, asked for a court-appointed attorney in his first court appearance.
Prosecutors say Rogers shot 50-year-old Reyna "Yuki" Rogers at their townhome on Jan. 11.
She was rushed from their home at Las Palmas and West Main to Ben Taub Hospital, but doctors couldn’t save her.
The family’s dog and cat were also shot to death.
Rogers’ younger, Joe, managed to escape to a neighbor’s house when the shooting began.
Police found an arsenal of weapons stacked in an upstairs closet. Friends said James Rogers is a veteran who served in Iraq.
"He was ex-military and has the post-traumatic syndrome and I feel bad for him and I’m sure it’s difficult," said Donna Fujimoto Cole, a family friend. "I’m sure it was difficult and God bless him, and we all have to find a way to forgive him."
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ReplyDeleteI wish it was as simple as that but it is more complicated than the media has time for. With over 2 million veterans coming home and about half with PTSD, the simple fact is that most come home and don't make the news. The ones that do, are a tiny fraction but more evidence that we need to do more to take care of all of them.
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