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John Joseph Rush

Death by Force
Case Description
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John Joseph "J.J." Rush, a former St. Petersburg Police Department patrol officer, tragically died on March 8, 2015, in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. Rush, who had retired from the police force due to an on-duty car accident in 2005, was working as an investigator for the Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner’s Office at the time of his death. His life came to a sudden and violent end when he was shot by his ex-wife, Cara Ryan, at her apartment.

Cara Ryan, a high school teacher, admitted to sh ...Read More
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  • Tampa Bay Times: Teacher found not guilty in fatal shooting of husband, a former St. Petersburg police officer
  • TBO.com: Ex-wife charged in St. Pete officer’s shooting death
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    Victim Details

    John Joseph Rush

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Indian-rocks-beach

    FL

    2015-03-08

    45

    John

    Joseph Rush

    11/28/2025

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