In July 2016, promising young actress Tucker Reed shot and killed her uncle Shane Moore. At the time, Reed said that she shot her uncle in “self-defense” after he allegedly threatened her family. The case will now feature in the upcoming episode of Dateline NBC and explore the gruesome murder. Titled “Killer Role,” the episode will air on the network on Friday, December 29, 2023, at 9 p.m. ET.
Initially, the authorities took Reed into custody and interrogated her. At the time, Reed posted the necessary 10% of the $200,000 bail and got out of jail. However, when life started becoming normal for the actress, the case came back to haunt her, after which the police apprehended her on manslaughter charges. As a result, in 2020, the accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the second degree and was sent to prison for six years and three months.
According to Oregon’s Department of Corrections, Tucker Reed is currently serving her sentence at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon.
Dateline NBC: How was Tucker Reed caught?
As mentioned above, Tucker Reed initially got out on bail and started working in a movie titled From The Dark. She was playing the lead role in the movie. However, a few weeks after the filming finished, the police arrested Reed for murdering her uncle. The police obtained a video as a main evidence that led to her arrest.
In the video, Shane Moore is seen having an argument with Reed’s mother, Kelly Moore. The video also indicated that Shane, who was 63-years old, wasn’t allowed to be anyway near her niece because of a restraining order. He allegedly assaulted her niece in the past.
As the argument progressed, Reed picked up a gun and shot her uncle. The video convinced the court that Tucker Reed didn’t shoot Shane in self-defense and got angry when her uncle didn’t die on the spot. So, Reed took a plea deal and pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter. The culprit is currently serving her sentence at a prison in Wilsonville, Oregon.
In October 2021, the Oxygen series Snapped aired an episode featuring the Tucker Reed manslaughter case and is available for streaming on the official website.
