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Officer Who Shot Unarmed Black Georgia Man is Fired

By Felicia Crabtree

The White Georgia police officer who shot and killed a
39-year-old unarmed Black man in December was fired from
the force Thursday.

David Glisson, a Columbus, Ga., sheriff's deputy fatally
shot Kenneth Walker, a married man with a 3-year-old
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Sheriff's officials did not elaborate on the firing, but
they denied that Walker was a victim of racial profiling.

"Mr. Walker refused to abide by a direct command from the
deputy," said Muscogee County Sheriff Ralph Johnson. "The
deputy in turn felt his life was threatened; therefore, he
fired two bullets that would end Walker's life."

Walker's family, however, notes that Walker was a model
citizen who had never been arrested for any crime; in fact,
they say, he had never even gotten a speeding ticket.

"The family and the community are outraged in the delay in
providing answers to what happened December 10," said
former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell.

On Dec. 10, police, acting on a tip from an informant,
stopped Walker and others in the car as they rode along
Interstate 185. Police say they were the subjects of a drug
investigation.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Friday turned over
the results of its investigation of the shooting to the
Muscogee County District Attorney. However, the attorney
representing the three men with Walker the night he was
killed is calling for a special, independent prosecutor.

The current prosecutor, Gray Conger, has worked too closely
with Muscogee Police officials to fervently seek justice
against an officer in this case, said the attorney, Dwayne
L. Brown of Montgomery, Ala.

"We're not saying that Gray Conger is biased, but we are
saying that it gives the appearance of impropriety because
he has worked with these officers on a daily basis," said
Brown.

The community has been outraged since the shooting. Earlier
this week, angry residents and civil rights leaders
gathered outside City Hall, demanding the sheriff's
resignation and full disclosure of the police videotape of
the incident.

Among those in attendance was Pastor Wayne Baker of Spirit
Filled Methodist Church.

"I share your grief. I feel your pain," Baker was quoted in
the Sacramento Observer recently. "On December 10, a grave
injustice was done in this city. Four young professional
men were dragged out of their car, beaten like animals,
dragged into separate directions. Three survived to tell
the story. Unfortunately, Kenny did not survive to tell his
story. Murder was committed. There is no doubt this was a
homicide."