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Officer First Class

Mark Reynolds

South Carolina State Transport Police — Blythewood, SC

Cardiac

End of Watch September 4, 2024

Age 43

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer First Class Mark Reynolds suffered a fatal heart attack while training at the McEntire Air National Guard Base on Garners Ferry Road in Hopkins, South Carolina.

During gas mask training at 11:30 a.m., Officer Reynolds collapsed. Instruction staff and other officers provided medical aid until he was transported to the hospital. Despite life-saving measures, he was unable to be resuscitated and succumbed to his injuries.

Officer First Class Reynolds had served with the South Carolina State Transport Police for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, three daughters, parents, brother, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer First Class Reynolds gave the South Carolina State Transport Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Blythewood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer First Class Reynolds.

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

Agency

Department South Carolina State Transport Police

Location Blythewood, SC

Platform Identity scstpd.richland.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 2024

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Officer First Class Mark Reynolds 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 SC, 20 of 438 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

South Carolina State Transport Police

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

SC — Statewide

of 438 officers

4.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Reynolds's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Mark Reynolds Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service