Officer Down Memorial Page

I just recently found this site and would like to thank those responsible for the creation and maintenance of it. It is a comfort knowing our brother is remembered, and that this story may help in preventing another such tragedy.

I always thought it ironic that when we were young, our father often cautioned us about pointing our toy guns at each other, saying someday we might do that with a real one. Which is exactly what happened, but by another officer.

I will always be grateful for the month we had between the incident and his death. I spent many hours in the hospital with him and was surprised to find he forgave the man who was responsible. It helped ease the pain.

We were close, and I think of him often.

Roger Wells
Older brother
January 22, 2012

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