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Deputy Sheriff John Rogers | Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Texas
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Texas

Deputy Sheriff

John Rogers

Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Texas

End of Watch: Saturday, September 29, 1883

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 29, 1883
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Deputy Rogers was shot and killed while he and two other deputies were attempting to arrest an escaped convict. The three deputies had gone to a small house on the edge of the county where the man was reported to be. When the other two deputies went around back the man ran out the front door. As he fled, he fired at Deputy Rogers, striking him in the lungs. The suspect was shot and killed two weeks later.