Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Frank Reynolds was killed by a suspect attempting to leave the scene of an automobile accident. While attempting to question a suspect for leaving the scene of an automobile accident of a few minutes prior in Downtown Detroit, Officer Reynolds was pulled into a fight with the suspect. The suspect drew a revolver from his waistband and fired five shots at Officer Reynolds who returned fire, hitting the suspect twice, killing him instantly. The gunfire injuries sustained by Officer Reynolds took his life in a matter of weeks.
Survivors
Officer Reynolds had served with the Detroit Police Department for 1 year and was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Reynolds gave the Detroit Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Reynolds.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Frank W. Reynolds is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank W. Reynolds's cause is highlighted.
How Frank W. Reynolds Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank W. Reynolds is highlighted in Sep.
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