WALTER REED

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Officer Rank: Constable
Memorial Panel: 33-W: 27
Department: Inyo County, California, S.O.
End of Watch: April 14, 1912
Cause: SHOT
Age: 42
Years of Service: 3
Description: Constable Reed was shot and killed as he and several other lawmen conducted a raid at a restaurant. The restaurant owner was suspected of bootlegging, smuggling and extortion, among other illegal activities. Constable Reed was shot in the abdomen as he entered the restaurant through the front door. City Marshal Doug Robinson returned fire, killing the suspect.
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