Donnie Reeves

How they died

Deadly force

Oxford police responded to a 911 hang up call at the Reaves home, and discovered a minor domestic incident between "Donny" Reaves and his wife (arguing). Mrs. Reaves says she told police the antique .22 handgun her husband had was not loaded. The family contends police did not give the deceased, a Navy Veteran and cancer survivor, a warning to drop his gun. Instead, police officers fired on Reaves with high-powered rifles. "They did exactly what they were supposed to do. I'm not a politically correct person, but if you point a gun at a police officer, you should expect to be shot, plain and simple," said Oxford chief of Police Bill Partridge. " We're not going check to see if there are bullets."

Why we remember them

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

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