John A. Vogel

How they died

Deadly force

At approximately 12:30 p.m., the Howard County Sheriff's Office received a report of a disturbance involving two neighbors in St. Paul. One of the parties reportedly discharged a weapon during the disturbance. The Sheriff's Office, St. Paul Police Department, and Nebraska State Patrol all responded. At approximately 12:42 p.m., officers from all three agencies had arrived and began looking for the involved parties. A few minutes later, a group of officers found a man holding a rifle near a garage. A trooper ordered the man to put down his weapon. John Vogel did not comply with commands and reportedly raised the rifle. The trooper shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that John A. Vogel, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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