Roger was fatally shot while trying to act as a peacemaker between to fellow students at Miami University. The other students were arguing over a girl they both dated. One of them brought a .22 caliber pistol which he had stolen from the gun range. He wounded the rival he intended to fight but shot Roger twice killing him on the spot. Roger's mother, Mary was visiting that weekend at the university for Mother's Day.
Roger was fatally shot while trying to act as a peacemaker between to fellow students at Miami University. The other students were arguing over a girl they both dated. One of them brought a .22 caliber pistol which he had stolen from the gun range. He wounded the rival he intended to fight but shot Roger twice killing him on the spot. Roger's mother, Mary was visiting that weekend at the university for Mother's Day.
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