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Angela Cheatham honors her son on the anniversary of his death

BOURGUET TO ENTER A PLEA. TONIGHT, A BIRMINGHAM FAMILY IS STILL LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. THE ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR LOVED ONES' DEATH. ROGER CHEATHAM WAS SHOT ON THIS DAY IN 2016. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE. NOW, OFFICIALS SAY THAT NIGHT, AT LEAST THREE MASK-WEARING PEOPLE BROKE INTO HIS 31ST AVENUE NORTH APARTMENT AND SHOT HIM AND ONE OTHER PERSON. WHILE CHEATHAM'S CHILDREN WERE THERE. THE CHILDREN WERE NOT INJURED, BUT THE SECOND VICTIM WAS INJURED AND SURVIVED. CHEATHAM UNFORTUNATELY DIED A DAY LATER AT UAB HOSPITAL FROM HIS INJURIES. THE RODGERS FAMILY VOWS EVERY YEAR TO RETURN TO THE CRIME SCENE EVERY SINGLE YEAR IN THE HOPE OF FIND THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEATH. WVTM 13 S BRYCE OSELEN LIVE WITH ME IN THE STUDIO TONIGHT. BRYCE, HOW IS THE FAMILY FEELING TODAY? ANGELA CHEATHAM SAYS SHE WILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY SHE LOST HER SON. ALMOST A DECADE LATER, SHE CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR ANSWERS. I JUST ASK THE PUBLIC. I ASK. PLEASE, SOMEONE. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, CAN YOU PLEASE JUST COME UP WITH SOME ANSWERS? ANGELA CHEATHAM SAYS LOSING A CHILD IS NEVER EASY. I HAD A GOOD SON. I'M NOT SAYING HE WAS PERFECT. NO, BUT I HAD A GOOD SON BECAUSE HE WORKED. HE TOOK CARE OF HIS FAMILY. YOU KNOW, HE WAS A GOOD SON. CHEATHAM'S SON, ROGER, WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN HIS APARTMENT ALMOST A DECADE AGO, HIS CHILDREN HAVE NO FATHER. THEY'RE STRUGGLING. THEY DO. IT WAS HARD. REALLY HARD FOR THEM. AND THAT'S WHAT HURTS THE MOST. JUST SEEING THEM, YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE GROWING UP WITHOUT YOUR FATHER. BIRMINGHAM POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING. BUT AFTER EIGHT YEARS THERE ARE NO LEADS. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL THAT SUSPECTS BROKE INTO HIS APARTMENT WHILE HE AND HIS TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WERE INSIDE. THEY SHOT HIM AND ANOTHER MAN AND LEFT THE PLACE. TO THIS DAY WE HAVE NOT CAUGHT ANYONE IN CAPTURE. BIRMINGHAM POLICE ARE OFFERING A $10,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ARREST. CHEATHAM SAYS SHE CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HER SON IS NO LONGER HERE. I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID. AND I FORGIVE YOU. I HAD TO PRAY FOR IT. I FORGIVE YOU, BUT I NEVER FORGET IT. BUT I FORGIVE YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. 205254777 REMINDER: YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS. LIVE IN STUDIO

Angela Cheatham honors her son on the anniversary of his death

Angela Cheatham says she will never forget the day she lost her son. Nearly a decade later, she's still searching for answers.Cheatham says losing a child is never easy.“I had a good son. I'm not saying he was perfect, no, but I had a good son because he worked. He took care of his family. He was a good son,” Cheatham said.Cheatham's son Roger was shot and killed in his apartment nearly a decade ago, leaving his children without a father.“They have it tough, they do. It's been tough, really tough on them, and that's what hurts the most, watching them grow up without their father,” Cheatham said.Birmingham police are investigating the shooting, but after eight years, there are no leads.“The preliminary investigation revealed suspects broke into his apartment while he and his two young children were inside, they shot him and another man and left the place. “To date, we have not taken anyone into custody,” said Officer Truman Fitzgerald of the Birmingham Police Department. The Birmingham Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest. Cheatham said she cannot understand why her son is no longer here. “I want them to pay for what they did and I have forgiven them. I had to pray about it. I have forgiven them, but I will never forget, but I have forgiven them and I just want to know why,” Cheatham said.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama —

Angela Cheatham says she will never forget the day she lost her son. Nearly a decade later, she's still searching for answers.

Cheatham says losing a child is never easy.

“I had a good son. I'm not saying he was perfect, no, but I had a good son because he worked. He took care of his family. He was a good son,” Cheatham said.

Cheatham's son Roger was shot in his apartment nearly a decade ago, leaving his children without a father.

“They've had a hard time, they really have. It's been hard on them, really hard, and that's what hurts the most, watching them grow up without their father,” Cheatham said.

Birmingham police are investigating the shooting, but after eight years there are no leads.

“The preliminary investigation revealed that suspects broke into his apartment while he and his two young children were inside. They shot him and another man and left the scene. To date, we have not arrested anyone,” said Officer Truman Fitzgerald of the Birmingham Police Department.

Birmingham police are offering a $10,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest. Cheatham said she can't understand why her son is no longer here.

“I want them to pay for what they did and I have forgiven them. I had to pray about it. I have forgiven them, but I will never forget it, but I have forgiven them and I just want to know why,” Cheatham said.

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