Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Joshua Lee Walker
Gender : Male
Age : 32
Race : White
Date : 09/05/2023
Location : Ernest Smith Blvd
City : Bartow
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health event
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joshua Walker seemed to be experiencing some sort of mental health crisis. He had an argument with his mother, threatened that he would commit “suicide by cop”, then took off, carjacked a vehicle, was chased by police and shot and killed.
