A central Georgia sheriff responding to a call for service was killed when his car went off the road, hit a tree and overturned.
“Just a terrible tragedy,” he said of Rodgers’ death. “This whole county’s going to mourn a long time over this.”“He helped everybody. He helped people that weren’t even from here,” Brown said. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Instead of flowers, Rodgers’ family asks that donations be made to the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes Foundation in McDonough, Thompson said. Meanwhile, Thompson said agencies are helping the sheriff’s office with answering daily calls as they “mourn the loss of their beloved leader and friend.”“Please remember the family of Sheriff Robert Rodgers and thein your prayers,” the school system posted. “Robert was a diligent servant to our county and a huge supporter of the school system. He will be greatly missed!” Rodgers is the second member of the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Office to be killed in the line of duty, according to the. A deputy sheriff was shot to death in 1965. He is the third Georgia law enforcement member to die in the line of duty this year, according to the Officer Down site. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash. Details on the cause have not yet been released. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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