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Wister Lee Reese
- Nov. 05, 1957 -
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| Resided: |
NC, USA
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| Born: | Unk |
| Fallen: | Nov. 05, 1957 |
| Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male |
| | Agency |
| Dept: | NC DPS State Highway Patrol - NC
512 N Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC
27604 USA
(919)733-7952 |
| County: | Wake |
| Dept. Type: | Municipal/Police |
| Hero's Rank: | Patrolman |
| Sworn Date: | Unk |
| FBI Class: | Traffic - Vehicle Stop |
| Weapon Class: | Firearm |
| Agency URL: | Click Here
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| Badge: | 39 |
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Fatal Incident Summary
| Offender: |
No Info
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| Location: |
NC
USA
Tue. Nov. 05, 1957
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| Summary: |
Patrolman Wister Reese was shot and killed in Richmond County after stopping the driver of a vehicle for speeding.
After the shooting, the suspect fled but was later pulled over by Patrolman J. T. Brown in Lee County. During that stop the suspect also shot and killed Patrolman Brown. The vehicle, later found to be stolen, was being driven by a New York state mental hospital escapee. The escapee was en route to Mississippi to attempt to break his brother out of death row.
Three weeks later the suspect was captured in Bakersfield, California. Since his escape a month earlier, it was discovered that he was involved in numerous burglaries in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
He was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to two life terms on March 19, 1958. The suspect, who was North Carolina's oldest and longest serving inmate, died in prison July 21, 2012. He was 90 years old.
A section of U.S. 74 near Hamlet, North Carolina, was renamed in honor of Patrolman Reese. He is buried in Eastside Cemetery, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina.p
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