WILLIAM WALKER

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 35-W: 28
Department: Knox County, Tennessee, S.O.
End of Watch: July 28, 1906
Cause: SHOT
Age: 38
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriff Walker was shot as he attempted to arrest two robbery suspects. One of the suspects produced a gun and shot Deputy Walker in the back. Deputy Walker was transported to the hospital where he died of his injuries a week later. The suspect was convicted of murder and executed by hanging.
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