Captain Chad Allen Reed Sr., 33, a 13-year veteran of the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office and a graduate of the FBI National Academy, was killed on January 14, 2010, during a confrontation with a suspect wanted in multiple violent crimes. Deputies from Dixie County had been following the suspect’s vehicle after a Hernando County alert about the murder of two elderly women and the shooting of two other women. The vehicle pulled into a rural gas station, the suspect opened fire, and a shootout followed in which both Captain Reed and the suspect were wounded.

Captain Reed was taken to Shands Hospital, where he died of his injuries. The suspect, named in reports as John Kalisz, was later apprehended and charged in connection with the killings. Reed is survived by his wife and two children and is remembered by colleagues and the community for his service.

If anyone knew Captain Reed or witnessed the January 14, 2010 events, can you share information that might add to the record?