Eric Cecil Barker Sr., a 33-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2008, in Decatur, Georgia. Barker, who was serving as a police officer with the DeKalb County Police Department, was working an off-duty security detail at an apartment complex on Glenwood Road. On that fateful day, Barker and his colleague, Officer Ricky Bryant Jr., were responding to a report of a suspicious person at the complex. During their investigation, a struggle ensued with the suspect, w
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