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Roger Smith

Case from Garner, NC dated Nov 08, 2025

Victim Details

Police Officer Roger Smith

Male

White / Caucasian

Garner

NC

2025-11-08

59

Roger

Smith

06/23/2026

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Roger Smith, a 59-year-old male police officer with the WakeMed Campus Police & Public Safety Department, reported for duty on the morning of Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the WakeMed Garner Healthplex in Garner, North Carolina. It was a familiar setting for him: he had spent more than a decade policing WakeMed facilities, following 16 years as a sworn officer with the Knightdale Police Department, building a law enforcement career that spanned roughly three decades. Colleagues and community me ...
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  • ABC11 Raleigh-Durham: Man accused of killing WakeMed police officer was also shot in altercation, Garner police say
  • wfmynews2.com: WakeMed officer killed in shooting inside hospital emergency lobby, officials say
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    I recently read about Roger Smith's tragic passing, and it’s hard not to feel deeply for his famil... ...Read More
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