Pat Rogers Boston Police Suicide: TNT series actor and Boston’s Finest cop died in Nov 2013
A Boston Police Officer who appeared in a Donnie Wahlberg-produced show died last week after an apparent suicide, but the series’ second season is still planned to premiere tonight, despite the tragedy. Officer Pat Rogers died unexpectedly just a week before “Boston’s Finest” was supposed to return to the screen. Rogers, a Dorchester native who has been with the force for almost eight years, is described as “tough as any cop on the street,” but also laidback and humorous off the job.
Rogers was paired with Jenn Penton—one of the show’s main subjects—on the TNT series, which filmed the two motoring around the city. On November 22, the Boston Globe named Rogers as the officer who committed suicide in an article about the demands of law enforcement and the larger issue of “cop suicide.” Last week, Wahlberg was scheduled to screen a preview of the series’ next season at the Revere Hotel with Mayor Tom Menino and officials of the department, but the event was canceled after news of Rogers’ death broke.
The Boston Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for information about Rogers’ death. Wahlberg, who produces the TNT drama, tweeted about the cast member’s death last week but did not say who it was.
