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Matthew Lee Walker

Age : 38

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 04/13/2021

Location : 241 Main Street

City : Branford

County : New Haven

State : Connecticut

Agency : Branford Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress during armed standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/13/2021, Matthew Lee Walker, 38, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an approximately six-hour armed standoff with Branford Police Department officers at his second-floor apartment at 241 Main Street. Police responded after receiving 911 calls reporting gunfire from the building.

Police reported that Walker fired numerous rounds from the apartment using multiple firearms. One round struck 65-year-old Ashwin Patel, who was outside a nearby liquor store. Patel survived. Walker also exchanged gunfire with responding police.

Police established a perimeter, evacuated people from the area and deployed tactical personnel during the prolonged standoff. Body-worn-camera footage subsequently released by police documented portions of the tactical response and gunfire.

After the gunfire ended, police entered the apartment and found Walker dead. Authorities determined that the gunshot wound that killed Walker was self-inflicted rather than police gunfire.

A friend subsequently told reporters that Walker had been depressed earlier in the year. Police records also showed that three days before the fatal encounter, a woman had contacted authorities because she was concerned about Walker's behavior.

OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Branford Police Department personnel who exchanged gunfire with Walker were not publicly identified in the sources located for this case.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://patch.com/connecticut/branford/active-shooter-suspect-died-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-pd
https://patch.com/connecticut/branford/heres-what-you-need-know-matthew-lee-walker
https://patch.com/connecticut/branford/inside-branford-police-active-shooter-tactical-operation
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Back-to-normal-At-site-of-Branford-standoff-and-16966576.php