Jerry Dean Rheinlander

How they died

Deadly force

A man reported that his neighbor, Rheinlander, stood in a street in a residential neighborhood, threatening himself with a pistol. Officer Chris Lummus and another officer responded. The officers told Rheinlander to put the pistol down. Rheinlander pointed the .45-caliber pistol at the officers. Officer Lummus shot Rheinlander once in the chest with a .223-caliber rifle. Rheinlander died at Midland Memorial Hospital. Officer Lummus had served MPD for six years. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Why we remember them

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

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