Murrettus "Rhett" McGregor

Dade County Sheriff's Department — Miami, FL

Felonious

End of Watch August 12, 1895

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Rhett McGregor was shot and killed in the Buena Vista area while participating in a Dade County Sheriff's Posse to apprehend a suspect wanted for a double murder. Deputy McGregor was able to shoot and wound the suspect but was also fatally wounded in the shootout. The suspect was apprehended and taken to the county jail in Juno. Five days later an angry mob stormed the jail in an attempt to lynch the suspect. During the incident, Jailer Gustav Kaiser was shot and killed by a person in the mob. Deputy McGregor is buried at the Miami City Cemetery in Miami, Florida.

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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff McGregor served with the Dade County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Dade County Sheriff's Department

Location Miami, FL

Platform Identity dcso.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 12, 1895

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Lynched by mob

Deputy Sheriff Murrettus "Rhett" McGregor is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Dade County Sheriff's Department, 6 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.

Dade County Sheriff's Department

of 7 officers

85.7% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious