In the midst of a chaotic scene on March 8, 2000, in Memphis, Tennessee, Deputy Sheriff Rupert Holliday Peete Jr., a 45-year-old male, was fatally shot while responding to a call of shots fired. A United States Army veteran, Peete had served with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for three years.
The incident began when firefighters responded to a house fire at the intersection of Germantown Road and Bay Hollow Cove. As they approached the burning structure, a man emerged from the garage
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