Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Marcus Reid and Officer Sharon Robinson were killed in an automobile crash while responding to a burglar alarm at 2:20 a.m. On their way to the location, their vehicle went out of control and struck a utility pole at the intersection of Warrior Road and Avenue P. in Birmingham. The alarm call they were responding to turned out to be a false alarm. Officer Reid had served with the Birmingham Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, mother, two sisters, and a grandmother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Reid gave the Birmingham Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Reid.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Marcus L. Reid is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Birmingham Police Dept., 14 of 49 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marcus L. Reid's cause is highlighted.
How Marcus L. Reid Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marcus L. Reid is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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