Birmingham Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Saturday, April 7, 1984
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: 331
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: April 7, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Marcus Reid and Officer Sharon Robinson were killed in an automobile crash while responding to a burglar alarm at 2:20 a.m.
On their way to the location, their vehicle went out of control and struck a utility pole at the intersection of Warrior Road and Avenue P. in Birmingham. The alarm call they were responding to turned out to be a false alarm.
Officer Reid had served with the Birmingham Police Department for 11 years. He was survived by his wife, two sons, mother, two sisters, and a grandmother.