Overview

• The Jefferson County medical examiner attributed Reeder’s death to hypertensive heart disease exacerbated by cocaine use and physical restraint, recording the manner of death as homicide.
• The Jefferson County District Attorney concluded there is no probable cause to pursue criminal charges against the Irondale officers involved in the August 2024 incident.
• Irondale city officials and police maintain that no officer placed a knee on Reeder’s neck and assert that no excessive force was employed.
• Under Alabama’s 2023 law governing police recordings, the body camera footage remains sealed pending the end of any active investigation.
• Reeder’s family has viewed the footage privately and is weighing a civil lawsuit to obtain public release and seek further accountability.