Emmanuel Roggers

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 24, 1917

Age 45

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 249

Incident

Detective Sergeant Roggers was assassinated by members of the Detroit Purple Gang. Detective Roggers was a member of the Detroit Police Sicilian Squad and was investigating the crime gang when he was ambushed and shot 12 times on Lafayette Street between Orleans Street and Riopelle Street. Detective Sergeant Roggers was a veteran of Spanish-American War, and had served in both Cuba and the Philippines.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Detective Sergeant Roggers gave the Detroit Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit 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

Department Detroit Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1917

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Emmanuel Roggers served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Roggers 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 97,772 officers honored here.

In MI, 426 of 719 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.2% of this state's fallen. That is 59.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.

Detroit Police Department

177

of 250 officers

70.8% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 719 officers

59.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious