Caleb Rule

How they died

Deadly force

A Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office deputy accidentally shot and killed Constable's Office Precinct 4 Deputy Caleb Rule during the end of a property investigation. Both agencies were investigating a call reporting suspicious activity at a residence. A suspicious person reportedly had jumped into a backyard and then moments later a light turned on inside a vacant home. Three deputies and Rule arrived about 1:45 a.m. to check the property. The deputies noticed a back door was open and entered the residence. As the officers were in the process of clearing the home, a sheriff's deputy discharged his weapon, believing a thief was inside the house. The presumed suspect, however, was actually Rule. A grand jury indicted Deputy Chadwick Devin McRae on a charge of criminal negligent homicide, and the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office confirmed McRae's employment was terminated.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Caleb Rule, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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