Roger Myers

Charleston Police Department — Charleston, SC

Veteran → Cardiac

End of Watch April 5, 2004

Age 53

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

The Vigil Panel 152 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 23

Incident

PFC Roger Myers suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after he and several other officers struggled with a suspect wanted on a probation violation. The officers were able to subdue the man, and the other two officers began to transport him to the county jail as PFC Myers followed behind with the suspect's girlfriend.

During the trip to the jail, PFC Myers began to experience chest pains. He requested another officer to finish the transport and called for EMS, as he pulled over to the side of the road. He was transported to Medical University of South Carolina where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

PFC Myers had served with the Charleston Police Department for 26 years, and had previously served with the United States Army. He is buried in Old Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.

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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.
Private First Class Myers gave the Charleston Police Department 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charleston 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 Charleston Police Department

Type Other

Location Charleston, SC

Platform Identity cpd.charleston.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 2004

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Roger Myers served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Private First Class Roger Myers is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In SC, 20 of 441 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Charleston Police Department, 2 of 24 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.

Charleston Police Department

of 24 officers

8.3% Cardiac

SC — Statewide

of 441 officers

4.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Cardiac