Mobile County Deputy’s Gun Accidentially Discharges During Pursuit
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
July 13, 2025
MOBILE COUNTY Ala. On Friday, July 11, 2025, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a pursuit that began in Prichard at 1:14 am.
MCSO Deputies initiated a traffic stop but the vehicle continued driving at a high rate of speed and refused to stop.
The vehicle continued back onto I-10, fleeing at a high rate of speed without headlights. As the pursuit continued, the vehicle exited I-10 and continued to the Dauphin Island Parkway, where a PIT maneuver was authorized and completely disabled the vehicle.
As deputies were attempting to remove the passengers from the vehicle, one of the deputy’s firearm discharged and hit one of the suspects in the buttocks. He was taken to a local hospital and released.
There were three people in the vehicle, according to the sheriff’s department.
The driver and the person who was shot, Zachery Reed (DOB 09/24/06), were the front passengers.
Anthony Phillips (DOB 04/23/07) was the back passenger who fled the scene.
Reed and Phillips were arrested and taken to Metro Jail.
The sheriff’s office is still looking for the backseat passenger.
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