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Joshua Parker Reed
United States · Aged 32 · Died 08/15/2013
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Joshua Parker Reed reportedly killed himself following a standoff and police chase. According to police, Reed was wanted on an alleged weapons violation, but when officers tried to contact him near Burbank and Van Nuys boulevards just after 7 p.m., he rode away on a motorcycle. A helicopter followed Reed overhead during a 25-minute chase through the San Fernando Valley, until he abandoned the motorcycle and fled into an apartment. Police evacuated the building and prepared to send in a K-9 unit at around 10 p.m., after failing to convince Reed to leave the apartment. As they were about to enter, officers reportedly heard a gunshot from a back room and found Reed with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Reed was pronounced dead at the scene.
Alleged responsible partyLos Angeles Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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