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Police Officer Michael Reedy | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer

Michael Reedy

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch: Tuesday, October 28, 1902

Biographical Info

Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 28, 1902
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Exonerated

Officer Reedy was accidentally shot and killed by a clerk at a pharmacy who was firing at burglars. Hearing the shots, Officer Reedy unintentionally ran into the line of fire. In his ante-mortem statement, Officer Reedy exonerated the clerk of any wrong doing.
Officer Reedy was survived by his sister and had been with the agency for six years.