Dennis L. Rogers, 77, was fatally shot on the evening of February 28, 2022, at his property on North Hauser Lake Road near Post Falls, Idaho. That night a pole barn on the property was found fully engulfed in flames; Rogers had gone outside, returned to tell his wife Joanne to call 911, and she then saw two men she did not recognize near the burning barn.

Responding officers found Rogers lying near a fence with a gunshot wound to his right temple and no signs of life. Investigators determined the shot was fired from one to three feet away. A short time later, police apprehended 44-year-old Adam J. Bennett at a nearby asphalt business in a stolen pickup; Bennett was found in possession of a stolen firearm and is accused of also firing Rogers’ handgun at others responding to the fire, wounding another man. Bennett was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, grand theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of a stolen vehicle. Authorities believe the barn fire was arson and the investigation into the blaze was ongoing.

Does anyone have information about activity near North Hauser Lake Road on February 28, 2022, or about the two men Joanne Rogers reported seeing?