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Geoffry Frank Walker
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Black
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : Leroy Scott Dr
City : Decatur
County : DeKalb
State : Georgia
Agency : DeKalb County SO
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during manhunt
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Geoffry Frank Walker had 2 warrants for a previous family violence episode. Bartow County deputies located him and began an aggressive manhunt for the stated reason of these family fights, attacking him with a PIT maneuver and forcing him to crash his vehicle. Walker reportedly “hopped” out of his vehicle and fled according to local media with police unleashing and siccing a K9 after him. Walker allegedly fired a shot at the police K9 and injured him. The police dog was taken to the hospital and survived. Police chased Walker behind a hotel compound and shot and killed him. Police also seemingly mocked him when they described him as “hopping” away from the vehicle but this description suggests that he may have been injured by the aggressive PIT and dog attack. Police did not state how the police dog was injured, whether by bullet by police or by Walker fighting back.
