Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Payton Marie Rogers

Name: Payton Marie Rogers
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/11/2018
Location: 302 S Washington Street
Marion, Indiana, 46952
County: Grant
Agency: Marion Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehicle
Media summary: Payton Rogers was killed in downtown Marion when her car was broadsided by a police car on an emergency run. Police said the officer and a second one behind him were using their lights and sirens and that Payton ran a red light. The passenger in the car said they had the green light, and the police did not have their lights or sirens on.
Unique ID: 24396

News article: Link






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