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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves's cause is highlighted.
How Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves Compares
Offender Outcome
At large
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves was killed by handgun.