Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Richard Marler was accidentally shot and killed by a detective from the Dade County Sheriff's Office. He was among a group of officers who were searching for a suspect who had shot three men one hour earlier. Officer Marler and a citizen had taken a concealed position in bushes along the Dixie Highway on the Deering Estate. The detective was in a car driving on the highway when he observed movement in the bushes. Thinking that it was the suspect, the detective opened fire and fatally wounded Officer Marler. Officer Marler had served with the Miami Police Department for three months.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Marler served with the Miami Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Marler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Richard Roy Marler is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Miami Police Department, 17 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Roy Marler's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Roy Marler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Roy Marler is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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