Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Michael Reed
Gender : Male
Age : 64
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Brandon
County : Rankin
State : Mississippi
Agency : Byram Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 5, 2024, officers from the Byram Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on 64-year-old Michael Reed on Interstate 55 in Byram, Mississippi, for a bond violation. Police escalated a pursuit that continued into Brandon, Mississippi, and ended on Highway 18 near Brown Bottling Group.
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When police approached the vehicle, they alleged that Reed died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting a review of the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Michael Reed)
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/chase-ends-on-highway-18-in-brandon/
https://www.supertalk.fm/suspect-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-following-police-chase-in-brandon/
https://www.wapt.com/article/suspect-involved-in-police-chase-dies-of-apparent-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-mbi-says/46652067
