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Larry Walker

Age : 63

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/13/2022

Location : Florence Avenue and Haas Avenue to Florence Avenue and Prairie Avenue

City : Inglewood

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Los Angeles Police Department; FBI Fugitive Task Force

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed during police chase and carjacking

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE:
Bystander killed during an LAPD pursuit of a man who was wanted on a murder warrant in connection with previous events.
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NARRATIVE:
On 10/13/2022, 63-year-old Larry Walker of La Habra was killed after he was carjacked and dragged underneath his own SUV for more than two miles while Los Angeles Police Department officers pursued murder suspect Joshua Reneau through South Los Angeles and Inglewood. Walker died from multiple blunt-force injuries, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner classified his death as a homicide.
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Earlier that day, LAPD detectives had obtained a murder warrant for a man and LAPD and FBI Fugitive Task Force personnel conducted surveillance near the residence in the 5900 block of 7th Avenue. Detectives saw him enter the rear seat of a Toyota Prius and leave the area. Uniformed LAPD officers followed and attempted to stop the vehicle, and a pursuit began.
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The Prius , driven by 34-year-old Jamal Sutherland, crashed near Florence and Haas avenues in Inglewood after the initial pursuit. The wanted man got out and encountered Walker, who was driving a gray SUV. Reneau forcibly took Walker's vehicle, but Walker became entangled in the seatbelt while being pulled from it. Reneau drove away with Walker trapped outside and underneath his own vehicle.
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Police continued pursuing Reneau while Walker was being dragged. LAPD reported that the pursuit continued for approximately three miles. Reneau collided with several police vehicles and ultimately overturned Walker's SUV near Prairie and Florence avenues in Inglewood. Walker became separated from the vehicle near the end of the pursuit and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The man remained inside the overturned SUV for approximately two hours while LAPD SWAT officers negotiated with him. He eventually surrendered and was hospitalized for injuries from the crashes.
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Walker's family later publicly questioned LAPD's handling of the pursuit and called for California Attorney General Rob Bonta to conduct an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/murder-suspect-arrested-after-pursuit-nr22305ah/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-16/larry-walker-identified-as-inglewood-carjacking-victim
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-13/carjacking-victim-dies-dragged-under-suv-by-murder-suspect-lapd-chase
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/carjacking-victim-killed-after-being-dragged-by-vehicle-during-pursuit/
https://abc7.com/post/deadly-carjacking-victim-dragged-police-chase-inglewood/12328807/