| Officer William Rogers Mecklenburg County Police Department North Carolina End of Watch: Friday, August 30, 1929 Biographical Info Age: 33 Tour of Duty: 6 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, August 30, 1929 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Officer Rogers was shot and killed as he and another officers investigated a vehicle following a series of robberies in the area of Paw Creek. They observed a vehicle on a side road at 0300 hours and went to investigate. As it turned around they called out to the vehicle to stop but were met with gunfire. Officer Rogers was shot and fatally wounded. The suspect was killed in return gunfire. Officer Rogers had been with the agency for six years. |