New Video Exposes Gas Station Shootout Truth

Newly surfaced surveillance video from September 2025 provides a critical re-examination of a gas station shootout. The footage challenges the initial narrative surrounding the incident at the E. Third Street Sunoco. Walter Rogers, who received a 30-month federal prison sentence, is shown in the video not initiating the gunfire.

Interior cameras capture Rogers returning to retrieve a dropped bag and his own weapon after gunshots struck store glass. Exterior cameras show another man approaching, drawing a gun, and firing shots. This man was later released without charges, with prosecutors citing self-defense as the reason.

Rodgers, who has a prior felony conviction preventing him from legally possessing a firearm, also returned fire. He sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was hospitalized. His defense attorney argued that without his firearm, Rogers would likely have been killed, and criticized initial reporting for endangering his client and family.