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Jeffrey G. Reeder
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : White
Date : 06/04/2023
Location : Columbia Center Mall
City : Kennewick
County : Benton
State : Washington
Agency : Benton County SO, Kennewick PD
Officer(s) :Elias Perez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Attempted carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jeffrey Reeder was shot Sunday night by Benton County deputy Elias after he attempted to carjack a person near the Columbia Center Mall in Kennewickjust after 8:30 p.m. on 06/04/2023.On Columbia Center Boulevard, they crashed the car onto the lawn of the Bank of America near Quinault Avenue near the mall. The driver then got out of the car and began running towards the mall with a gun in their hand, tried to carjack another vehicle. Police shot and killed him.
This was the second killing for Officer Elias Perez. He had killed Ryan Kauffman in August 2021.
