Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

James Reed

Name: James Reed
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/22/2002
Location: 2238 Airways Blvd
Memphis, Tennessee, 38114
County: Shelby
Agency: Memphis Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Eugene Threat, 20, was charged with reckless vehicular homicide in the death of James Reed, struck down as he stood in a vacant lot. Threat was also charged with evading arrest and traffic offenses. A passenger in the car, Shawn Robinson, 26, was charged with evading arrest. Reed was struck by a car allegedly fleeing police.
Unique ID: 22740

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