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Rupert Holliday Peete Jr., a 45-year-old African American male, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office in Memphis, Tennessee. On March 8, 2000, Deputy Peete was tragically shot and killed while responding to a shots-fired call at a residence. The suspect, Frederick Williams, an off-duty Memphis firefighter, had earlier shot his wife and set fire to their home. Williams then ambushed and killed two firefighters who responded to the house fire before shooting Deputy Peete thr ...Read More
Victim Details

Rupert Holliday Peete, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2000-03-08

45

Rupert

Holliday Peete Jr.

11/21/2025