Roll of Honor
Edward Everett Reed, Jr.
Incident
Officer Edward Reed was killed when a drunk driver ran a red light and struck his patrol car at the intersection of 42nd Street and Central Avenue. The impact pushed the patrol car into a utility pole. Officer Reed was the passenger and was killed instantly. The drunk driver fled the scene on foot but was apprehended by members of the Los Angeles Police Department. He pled guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Officer Reed and his partner were returning to the transit police headquarters from the Rail Central Control Facility at the time of the incident. Officer Reed was assigned to the Bus Operations Bureau. He had originally been a member of the Southern California Rapid Transit District Police Department, which at the time of his death, was undergoing a merger with the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission to form the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. In 1997 that agency was merged into the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Reed, who had also served as a U.S.
Survivors
Army military policeman, was survived by his parents, fiancee, and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Reed gave the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edward Everett Reed, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Edward Everett Reed, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Everett Reed, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Edward Everett Reed, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to seven years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Everett Reed, Jr. is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Everett Reed, Jr. was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.