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John McCarthy Roll

Death by Force
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John McCarthy Roll, a 63-year-old White male, was a respected federal judge who found himself in the midst of a tragedy on a Saturday morning. On January 8, 2011, he decided to attend a 'Congress on Your Corner' event hosted by U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords at a Safeway supermarket in Casas Adobes, a community near Tucson, Arizona. Having attended Mass earlier that day, his decision to go to the event was a last-minute one, a choice that would place him in the path of unexpected violence. H ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    John McCarthy Roll

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Casas-adobes

    AZ

    2011-01-08

    63

    John

    McCarthy Roll

    11/27/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I’ve been thinking a lot about Judge John Roll's final moments, particularly his selfless act of p... ...Read More
    02/29/2024
    I recently came across a detail about Judge Roll's tragic passing that truly speaks to his character... ...Read More
    02/23/2023
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