Cyril J. Reichert
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Trooper

Cyril J. Reichert

Felonious
End of Watch February 5, 1947
Age 45
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Badge 85
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Reichert succumbed to gunshot wounds received one week earlier after stopping a car wanted for an earlier shooting. The incident occurred at 1600 hours on Highway 90 just inside the Louisiana state line. The suspect was arrested, convicted, and executed the following year. Trooper Reichert had been with the agency for seven years and was assigned to Trooper K in Biloxi.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Reichert gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Reichert.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Jackson, Hinds County, MS
Platform Identity mdpsmhp.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 5, 1947
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 45
Badge Number 85
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Cyril is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1947, 86 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 74th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Cyril was 45. Of the 14,215 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Cyril had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol has 28 officers remembered here, Cyril among them.

Trooper Cyril J. Reichert

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol · End of Watch February 5, 1947

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-W

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