Deputy Constable James A. Reed, aged 28, was fatally shot on September 2, 1905, in Houston, Texas. Reed, who served with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office for only four months, was attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a burglary suspect when he was shot in the abdomen. Despite immediate medical attention, he succumbed to his injuries four days later on September 6, 1905.
The incident occurred on Washington Street at the Southern Pacific Railroad crossing. Unfortunately,
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