Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves
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Constable

Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves

Pineville Police Department — Pineville, LA
Felonious
End of Watch December 24, 1901
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Hezekiah Reeves succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 10 days earlier while attempting arrest a man who had discharged a firearm at a public meeting.

Constable Reeves was survived by his wife and one child.

Survivors

Constable Reeves was survived by his wife and one child.

In Our Keeping

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Constable Reeves gave the Pineville Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pineville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Reeves.

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

Agency

Location Pineville, LA
Platform Identity ppd.rapides.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 1901
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun
Offender At large

Constable Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Pineville Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
LA — Statewide
364
of 595 officers
61.2% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves'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 Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves Compares

Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

At large

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hezekiah James Augustus Reeves was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518