Chase Reel Death - Dead : Chase Reel Obituary : University of Arkansas Student Shot Dead.

Chase Reel Death – Dead : Chase Reel Obituary : University of Arkansas Student Shot Dead.

The University of Arkansas community is grieving the loss of Chase Reel, who died over the weekend after being shot in his home in Fayetteville on Saturday, Oct. 3. Reel was a student in the Sam M. Walton College of Business and a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, according to a statement posted online on October 8. 2020 by the school.

Police identified the man shot dead in his home early Saturday as Chase Reel.

Reel, 21, was shot once in the chest during a burglary at 2518 W. Cornerstone Place, according to a police report.

Travis Trustin, 24, of 3325 S. School Ave. was arrested at the scene and is being held with no bond set in the Washington County Detention Center in connection with capital murder, aggravated residential burglary, kidnapping, and escape.

Tributes

The following are some tributes posted on social media to honor the life and the legacy of the deceased.

Praying for the family and friends of Chase Reel as they are grieving his unimaginable loss of life. And also his brothers of the @SigmaChi fraternity at The University of Arkansas.💙💛

— HispanicAtTheDisco (@saracarpio12) October 8, 2020

Guys, let’s take a moment to pray for the Reel family. Chase Reel was a student at Arkansas who was murdered while trying to save his friend from an armed robbery. RIP. Died a hero. https://t.co/GLXKrZy1IH pic.twitter.com/3t8GwWCSTX
— FQArkansas (@FQArkansas) October 8, 2020

Since the media wants to be silent about this… Chase Reel, an Arkansas Sigma Chi, died protecting one of his pledge brothers being held up at gun point. Rest In Peace ❤️ pic.twitter.com/47BkycVBHL
— Josh Teeter (@joshteeter01) October 8, 2020

Rest In Peace to Chase Reel. An Arkansas Sigma Chi who died protecting one of his pledge brothers being held up at gun point, Chase is a reminder of what brotherhood really means. IHSV. pic.twitter.com/ncce5J1Lhb
— Total Frat Move (@totalfratmove) October 7, 2020