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Master Trooper

Junius Alvin Walker

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch March 7, 2013

Age 63

Tour of Duty 40 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Master Trooper Junius Walker was shot and killed after stopping for what he believed to be a disabled vehicle on southbound I-85, near mile marker 45, in Dinwiddie County at approximately 1:30 pm.

At some point during the encounter, a subject exited the vehicle and opened fire on Trooper Walker as he sat in his patrol car. He was not able to return fire and call for assistance and his patrol car lunged forward and ran off the right side of the road coming to rest in the woods approximately 30 feet from the interstate. The first state troopers to respond just happened to be driving by and observed the subject standing outside Master Trooper Walker's patrol car with a weapon. The responding trooper and the subject exchanged gunfire before the subject fled on foot into the woods. At approximately 1:58 p.m., deputies with the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office took the subject into custody without further incident. The subject was discovered hiding at a local business approximately a half mile away from the shooting scene.

Meanwhile, the heat from the engine of Master Trooper Walker's vehicle sparked the brush under his vehicle to catch fire. The two responding troopers were able to pull Master Trooper Walker from his burning vehicle. However, he had been shot multiple times and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

The subject was charged with capital murder of a police officer, attempted capital murder of a police officer, and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. On February 28th, 2014, he was found incompetent to stand trial in connection with Trooper Walker's murder. On July 28th, 2016, he was found guilty on six felony charges: capital murder of a law enforcement officer, attempted capital murder of a law officer, three counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and attempted murder. On August 4th, 2016, he was sentenced to two life sentences and 23 years for the killing of Trooper Walker and the attempted murders of another trooper and a truck driver. Because of a Virginia law abolishing parole for all felonies committed after Jan. 1, 1995, he has no chance of ever being released.

Trooper Walker was a member of the U.S Army Reserves and had served with the Virginia State Police for 40 years, and had been assigned to Dinwiddie County for 27 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two adult children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Master Trooper Walker gave the Virginia State Police 40 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Virginia State Police

Type State Police

Location North Chesterfield, VA

Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 7, 2013

Tour of Duty 40 yrs

Age 63

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle; .308 caliber

Military Service

Junius Alvin Walker served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Junius is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2013, 43 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 144th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Junius was 63. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Junius had served 40 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle; .308 caliber, in 0% of these deaths.

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