At Rest

Deadly force
Joel Douglas Reuter's downward spiral began with a cancer diagnosis and bipolar disorder. It ended when police were called to investigate a man--Reuter--pointing a handgun at neighbors. After a tense eight-hour standoff, Reuter fired at officers. The officers returned fire, killing him.
This record exists so that Joel Douglas Reuter, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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