Leotis Reese Jr.

How they died

Deadly force

Officers responded to a call about a fight. Reese had stabbed his mother in the hand with a knife. Police arrived to find Reese sitting on the couch in the home. While refusing to get up, he became combative, police say. Reese pulled out a knife and slashed Officer B.R. Cartwright across the face. Cartwright fell, and when Reese tried to stab him again, he was shot and killed by Officer R.L. Holder.

Why we remember them

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

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