Roll of Honor
Cyril J. Reichert
Incident
Trooper Reichert succumbed to gunshot wounds received one week earlier after stopping a car wanted for an earlier shooting. The incident occurred at 1600 hours on Highway 90 just inside the Louisiana state line. The suspect was arrested, convicted, and executed the following year. Trooper Reichert had been with the agency for seven years and was assigned to Trooper K in Biloxi.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Reichert gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Reichert.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Cyril J. Reichert 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, 10 of 28 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cyril J. Reichert's cause is highlighted.
How Cyril J. Reichert Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1948
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Cyril J. Reichert is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Cyril J. Reichert was killed by gun; unknown type.
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