Incident
Deputy Sheriff Lamont Reid suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after assisting with the search for a suicidal man. At approximately 2:45 pm, he collapsed during a shift meeting.
He was transported to Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Deputy Reid had served with the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department for over 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Reid gave the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Belleville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Reid.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Lamont C. Reid is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 45 of 1,318 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lamont C. Reid's cause is highlighted.
How Lamont C. Reid Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Lamont C. Reid is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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