Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Stanley Reaves was shot and killed after being flagged down by a citizen near the intersection of West 27th Street and DeBree Avenue.
The citizen informed him that a person in the area was acting suspiciously. Officer Reaves pulled around the corner, exited his patrol car, and approached the suspicious person. Without warning, the subject, 29, produced a handgun and immediately opened fire, striking Officer Reaves.
Officer Reaves was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect fled the area and was arrested in White Plains, New York, on November 2nd, 2005. He was charged with capital murder of a police officer, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and grand larceny. On March 7th, 2007, he was found guilty of all three counts and sentenced to death, plus 22 years on the additional charges. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison without parole.
Officer Reaves had served with the Norfolk Police Department for only one year. He had previously served with the Baltimore City, Maryland, Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife and two young children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Reaves gave the Norfolk Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Reaves.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Stanley Cornell Reaves served in the U.S. Army (1990â1992) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Stanley Cornell Reaves is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In VA, 394 of 656 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.1% of this state's fallen. That is 60.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Norfolk Police Department, 20 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stanley Cornell Reaves's cause is highlighted.
How Stanley Cornell Reaves Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stanley Cornell Reaves is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stanley Cornell Reaves was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Military Service
Stanley Cornell Reaves served in the U.S. Army (1990–1992) before joining law enforcement.
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