Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Reginald Smith died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Captain Smith had served with the Wilson Police Department for 23 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Captain Reginald Kamal Smith died on January 7, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 43.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Captain Smith gave the Wilson Police Department 23 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wilson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Reginald Kamal Smith is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NC, 37 of 664 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Wilson Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Reginald Kamal Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Reginald Kamal Smith Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Reginald Kamal Smith is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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