Mark Reynolds
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Officer First Class

Mark Reynolds

Cardiac
End of Watch September 4, 2024
Age 43
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

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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Last updated
August 2, 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

Type Other
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 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In SC, 20 of 441 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

South Carolina State Transport Police
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
SC — Statewide
20
of 441 officers
4.5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Mark Reynolds Compares

Age at Death
43
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Reynolds is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location

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