Luther Lathron Walker

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 8/18/2014

Place of the incident:

Bellflower, Los Angeles, CA
8800 Artesia Blvd

Police received a 5:30 a.m. call about a hostage situation. Walker held his girlfriend against her will for the following six hours in a Bellflower apartment complex, until the girlfriend threw down her keys to police. When she went to escape, he tried to stop her, a struggle ensued, and SWAT members fatally shot him.

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