Henry Thomas Reed

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About Henry Thomas Reed

Son of Robert and Amanda (nee Case) Reed
Deputy Sheriff of Estill Co. Shot in abdomen and died the next day.
From the Officer Down Memorial Page
Deputy Sheriff Henry Reed and Chief of Police Robert Philpot, of the Irvine Police Department, were shot and killed after being confronted by a special officer after arresting a man for bootlegging.

The special officer demanded that the prisoner be released. As they argued with the officer a crowd developed and the prisoner's family were able to take him from the officers. A shootout ensued in which Deputy Reed and Chief Philpot were both shot and killed.

The special officer and a brother of the prisoner were both arrested and charged with murder.