How often are sheriff’s deputies involved in shootings?
It is very, very uncommon. I can’t recall this occurring as long as I’ve been there — and that’s 26 years. Once it happened, the scene was chaos. Everybody was in a panic because Kenneth Walker was obviously going to die. Q: It was hours before the victim’s family was notified and then it was his mother who was called. Why would you call the mother of a grown man instead of his wife? A: Joe McCrea was at the hospital. It is always the protocol that the hospital contact family members. In the event of a death, the coroner makes that call. When Mr. Walker was brought in, the hospital took possession of his ID. Once Capt. McCrea found out the family had not been contacted, a scramble began. They had the ID but we had the three individuals who were in the car with him. We asked them who to notify. One of them said he was separated from his wife and none of them knew where she lived. They did know his mother was Emily Walker. Q: You and Judge John Allen, a friend of the family, went to see
