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Rickey Ray “Ricco” Reed Jr.

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Black

Date : 09/06/2024

Location : Covington

City : Covington

County : Tipton

State : Tennessee

Agency : Tipton County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Tipton county deputies allegedly tried to traffic stop Ricky Reed, but he did not stop. Police escalated a chase and he fled to his home. He locked himself in. Police brought SWAT and made forcible entry into the home where they shot and killed him, stating that he had made a sudden movement. Police did not say whether he had been armed or not. Reed had had a number of serious run-ins with Covington police over decades and was known to them when they tried to traffic-stop him and pursued him to his house with SWAT.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.citizentribune.com/news/state/fbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-after-covington-standoff-death/article_fd7408a6-ce7b-5ebe-93b6-c5113e5ed0df.html