Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
End of Watch: Friday, November 18, 1994
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 18, 1994
Weapon Used: Handgun; .44 caliber
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Sheriff Roger Coursey was shot and killed while he and the Undersheriff made a high-risk traffic stop of a vehicle that was believed to have been used in a bank robbery in another county.
The suspects opened fire on the two officers, killing Sheriff Coursey. The two suspects, a man and a woman, remained at large for several months until their bodies were found in a sleeping bag underneath a tree. Both had committed suicide with the same weapon used to murder Sheriff Coursey.
Sheriff Coursey had served in law enforcement for 24 years in Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.