Terrell Rogers was an African-American activist residing in San Francisco's Hunters Point

Hunters Point

Hunters Point refers to the following places:*Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco**Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, another name for the San Francisco Naval Shipyard*Hunters Point, Queens, New York City**Hunterspoint Avenue...

 neighborhood and who founded the Peacekeepers non-profit organization. He was the father of Tierra Rogers, who is currently a senior guard for the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, commonly known as SH, SHC, or SHCP is a Catholic school located in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Founded in 1852, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is the oldest Catholic secondary school in San Francisco...

 school basketball team. Tierra verballed to the University of California on August 1, 2008 on a basketball scholarship.

On January 12, 2008, Rogers was shot by two assailants during the halftime period of his daughter's basketball game. The San Francisco Police Department

San Francisco Police Department

The San Francisco Police Department, also known as the SFPD and San Francisco Department Of Police, is the police department of the City and County of San Francisco, California...

declared that he had been targeted for the shooting. Rogers' father, Adam Rogers, who was murdered on New Year's Day 1977, was also targeted for murder because he was an activist.