Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Police Officer Dwayne Reeves was shot and killed as he and his partner approached a car outside of Weequahic High School at approximately 2:00 p.m.
The officers had just broken up a fight between two female students and were talking with the girls when two men, one of whom was the brother of one of the girls, pulled up in a car and opened fire, striking Officer Reeves in the head and Officer Reeves' partner in the hand. Officer Reeves' partner was able to return fire and shot one of the suspects in the stomach.
Officer Reeves was taken to University Hospital, where he died from his wounds.
The suspect who was shot in the stomach was taken into custody shortly after the shooting but wasn't arrested until the following day. On October 15, 2007, the suspect was found guilty of reckless manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was convicted of four other charges relating to the incident, which added 20 additional years to his sentence. He was paroled in 2019. Another suspect was acquitted of murder but found guilty of other charges and sentenced to ten years. In 2019, he was murdered in another unrelated criminal incident.
Officer Reeves had served with the Newark Police Division for three years and was assigned to the Newark School District. He also worked a second job with the Newark Housing Authority Police for a total of four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and several children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Police Officer Reeves gave the Newark Police Division 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Police Officer Reeves.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Police Officer Dwayne Anthony 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 NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Newark Police Division, 28 of 58 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dwayne Anthony Reeves's cause is highlighted.
How Dwayne Anthony Reeves Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of manslaughter
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dwayne Anthony Reeves is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dwayne Anthony Reeves was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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