St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 28, 1902
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
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.