Roger Leslie Rosengren

Ramsey County Sheriff's Department — St. Paul, MN

Felonious

End of Watch January 28, 1971

Age 37

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Sergeant Roger Rosengren was shot and killed by a 17-year-old mental patient inside St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital. The subject then took a doctor hostage for two hours before being subdued by two St. Paul police officers. Sergeant Rosengren had served with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Rosengren gave the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Rosengren.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Ramsey County Sheriff's Department

Location St. Paul, MN

Platform Identity rcso.ramsey.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1971

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Roger Leslie Rosengren is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Ramsey County Sheriff's Department

of 6 officers

33.3% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious