Mark Paul Wagner

Nebraska State Patrol — Lincoln, NE

Accident

End of Watch March 4, 1999

Age 37

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

The Vigil Panel 146 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Trooper Wagner was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a defensive tactics training exercise at the State Patrol headquarters in North Platte, Nebraska.

Trooper Wagner and other officers were conducting the training in a classroom when the .45 caliber Glock handgun discharged and struck him in the chest. The handgun was reloaded during a break in training because the officer was not aware it would be used later in the day.

Trooper Wagner was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:00 pm.

He had been with the Nebraska State Patrol for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a stepdaughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-NE-CB9DFCE6
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Mark. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Wagner gave the Nebraska State Patrol 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Nebraska. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Wagner.

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

Agency

Department Nebraska State Patrol

Location Lincoln, NE

Platform Identity nhp.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 1999

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Mark Paul Wagner is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Nebraska State Patrol, 7 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.7% of this agency's fallen.

Nebraska State Patrol

of 15 officers

46.7% Accident

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

23.8% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident