Shem Walker

Death by Force

Shem Walker, a 49-year-old Army veteran, tragically lost his life on July 11, 2009, in Brooklyn, New York. The incident occurred when Walker attempted to remove an undercover NYPD narcotics detective from the stoop of his elderly mother's apartment building in Fort Greene. Unbeknownst to Walker, the detective was involved in a nearby buy-and-bust operation. The confrontation escalated when Walker, believing the detective to be an intruder, punched him in the face. The altercation resulted in bot ...Read More

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