"Cap" gets capped

Steve Rogers, better known by his superhero moniker Captain America, was shot and killed on the steps of the New York Federal Courthouse, reports The Daily Bugle. Rogers suffered several gunshot wounds from an unknown assailant, likely a sniper perched atop one of the adjacent buildings. 'Cap', as he was affectionately known, owed his powers to a super soldier serum given to him as part of the secret military project known as Operation: Rebirth. The hero, who at one time had battled the NAZI war machine and the terrorist cell lead by The Red Skull, was in the custody of U.S. Marshals at the time of the shooting. An opponent to the recent Superhuman Registration Act, he was a fugitive, but had turned himself in out of fear that innocent civilians were being hurt by his rebellion.

Rogers has never been married and has no known living relatives. He was 66.

The DeathWatchers may have Marveled over the loss of this classic crime fighter, but none of them dared include them in their list. This may have something to do with him being a fictional character.