Constable

Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves

Pineville Police Department — Pineville, LA
Felonious
End of Watch December 24, 1901
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Hezekiah Reeves succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 10 days earlier while attempting arrest a man who had discharged a firearm at a public meeting.

Constable Reeves was survived by his wife and one child.

Survivors

Constable Reeves was survived by his wife and one child.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Constable Reeves gave the Pineville Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pineville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Reeves.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA
Platform Identity ppd.rapides.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 1901
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Hezekiah 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 1901, 90 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 66th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Hezekiah had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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Constable Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves

Pineville Police Department · End of Watch December 24, 1901

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