George Reid

How they died

Suicide

Officials said George Reid reportedly shot himself in the head while being pursued by deputies for driving erratically on Interstate 59 in Mississippi. The chase lasted under 2 miles with speeds of up to 95 MPH until Reid reportedly "pulled a gun and stuck it to his head." After Reid shot himself, he crashed into some trees. [Reid, a tax attorney from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and his wife Connie Reid, 39, were accused of kidnapping a woman Nov. 20 and sexually assaulting her in their Michigan home. George Reid had been on the run for more than two weeks; Connie Reid was arrested shortly after the kidnapping and assault were reported. Jackson County deputies were unaware that Reid was wanted in Michigan during the chase.]

Why we remember them

This record exists so that George Reid, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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