Roll of Honor
Incident
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.
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160 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Rogers served with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Pioche community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff George Rogers 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 NV, 82 of 146 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.2% of this state's fallen. That is 56.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Rogers's cause is highlighted.
How George Rogers Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Rogers is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Rogers was killed by gun; unknown type.
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