Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Rodgers succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained several days earlier after responding to assist Greenwood Police Department officers at the scene of an active shooting at 11:38 am. As Deputy Rodgers and his partner pulled up to the scene at Washington Avenue and Tabor Street, the suspect opened fire with a shotgun, striking Deputy Rodgers in the face. The suspect was then shot and killed by another officer who was on the scene. During the shooting spree, the suspect, who was a convicted murderer on parole, shot seven people. Two were killed. Two other Greenwood County Sheriff's Deputies were injured. Deputy Rodgers was transported to Self Memorial Hospital where died from his wounds three days later. Deputy Rodgers was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, two sisters, and two brothers.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Rodgers gave the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Greenwood community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charlie Albert Rodgers served in the U.S. Army (1949â1953) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Albert Rodgers is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In SC, 271 of 440 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.6% of this state's fallen. That is 61.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charlie Albert Rodgers's cause is highlighted.
How Charlie Albert Rodgers Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charlie Albert Rodgers is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charlie Albert Rodgers was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Charlie Albert Rodgers served in the U.S. Army (1949–1953) before joining law enforcement.
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