Reserve Deputy Virgil H. McGee

Virgil H. McGee

Reserve Deputy Virgil McGee was shot and killed while working security for a Safeway Stroe at 7318 Prospect Avenue at 7:42 p.m.

Deputy McGee struggled with two youths who were attempting to rob one of the grocery store cashiers. During the scuffle, one subject fired, striking Deputy McGee twice.

The 17-year-old suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life on February 13, 1974. The accomplice became a habitual career felon, and in 1990, he was sentenced to 830 years plus life in prison.

Deputy McGee was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office for three years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters, three sisters, a brother, and eight grandchildren.