Sheriff Roger David Coursey, Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

Sheriff Roger David Coursey

Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

End of Watch Friday, November 18, 1994

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Roger David Coursey

Sheriff Roger Coursey was shot and killed while he and the Undersheriff made a high-risk traffic stop of a vehicle that was believed to have been used in a bank robbery in another county.

The suspects opened fire on the two officers, killing Sheriff Coursey. The two suspects, a man and a woman, remained at large for several months until their bodies were found in a sleeping bag underneath a tree. Both had committed suicide with the same weapon used to murder Sheriff Coursey.

Sheriff Coursey had served in law enforcement for 24 years in Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.

Bio

Age 44
Tour 24 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .44 caliber
Offender Committed suicide

robbery, traffic stop

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I remember that night, responding to Hooper, Colo for alleged burglary in Alamosa County. Later the 2 suspects flee to Creede and ultimately Lake City where Sheriff Coursey and his Undersheriff attempted to stop them. Never forget.

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