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Sheriff George Rogers | Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Nevada
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Nevada

Sheriff

George Rogers

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Nevada

End of Watch: Thursday, March 1, 1866

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 1, 1866
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed

Sheriff George Rogers was shot and killed by Shoshone Indians while en route to recover stolen items in the area of Mountain Meadows. Sheriff Rogers was attacked by the Indians and killed.

A posse that went in search of the Indians shot and killed three of them and captured two more. The two who were captured were hung.

Sheriff Rogers had been elected to serve as sheriff of the proposed Lincoln County only three months earlier.