Fatal Encounters

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

Alton Reaves

Name: Alton Reaves
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/31/2014
Location: Main Street and Railroad Avenue
Kingstree, South Carolina, 29556
County: Williamsburg
Agency: Kingstree Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Reaves was waving a gun near a building on Railroad Avenue. Police received a call and responded. When an officer approached him, he pointed the gun toward the officer who shot Reaves. He died on Friday night at the Medical University of Charleston.
Unique ID: 14023

News article: Link






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