Derek Deandre Walker
Male, Black
Date of the incident: 9/17/2013
Durham, Durham, NC
201 Corcoran St.
201 Corcoran St.
A 26-year-old man who was shot to death by police in downtown Durham Tuesday afternoon posted on his Facebook page before the fatal standoff that he was upset about a custody dispute over his son and that he hoped to die soon. Investigators say Derek Deandre Walker walked into downtown Durham's CCB Plaza on Corcoran Street shortly after 4 p.m., distraught, waving a gun and shouting. WRAL News video from the scene showed what appeared to be Walker repeatedly saying "shoot me" while pointing his gun at officers. Negotiations failed, and the standoff ended about an hour later with police Cpl. R. C. Swartz firing at Walker.