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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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yaktrinews.com/news/crime/carjacking-person-shot-by-law-enforcement-near-kennewick-mall/article_8f2c211a-0375-11ee-adec-cb2fee8d0c9e.html

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-kennewick/article_37f49c30-03a0-11ee-90f1-9b0f9c56fb91.html