Surveillance Footage Released Shows Cold Blooded Killing of Unarmed Man by Off Duty Chicago Cop
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Chicago – The brutal killing of an unarmed Chicago man outside a west side CHA housing project on September 7, 2013 by an off duty Chicago police officer, Kenneth Walker, has sparked outrage as recently released surveillance video contradicts virtually everything officer Walker, who shot and killed Marlon Horton, claimed happened prior to the shooting.
Horton had gone to the complex to meet his girlfriend Rhonda Day in the early morning hours Saturday morning. Day had spent the night at her mother’s apartment in the building.
When Horton arrived the security guards wouldn’t allow him to enter, one of which was the off duty cop that eventually killed him. Horton’s cell phone had died so he was not able to call Day to let him into the building.
Horton left the lobby and urinated on or near Walker’s SUV. At this point the female security guard says to Walker, “He is not f**king pissing,” and both Walker and the female security guard then exit the building to confront Horton.
The officer and security guard make absolutely no attempt to arrest Horton, in fact judging by the video the only intention for going outside was to confront/assault him. Never once do they have cuffs out or is any attempt made to subdue.
The officers clearly aren’t in fear of their lives or concerned that the public is in imminent danger, as the video clearly shows people coming and going from the building as they are engaging Horton.
Officer Walker, during the investigation of the killing, prior to being aware that video of the incident existed, claimed that he and the security guard never initiated any physical contact with Horton, and in fact claimed that Horton knocked him to the ground and overpowered him when he attempted to take him into custody and began to pummel him with punches.
Clearly this is blatant fabrication used as a means to justify shooting Horton. In fact, what can clearly be seen happening in the video is in stark contrast to officer Walker’s version of events.
Walker never attempts to take Horton into custody, his cuffs never come out, and the only physical contact was actually officer Walker kicking Horton in the chest. There are no attempts to take anyone into custody. The only time Horton gets physical is to defend himself after he is assaulted by these two jackboot thugs.
Walker was simply angry that Horton urinated on his vehicle and decided he was going to assault him as a means of revenge, not realizing the entire incident was being caught on camera. These actions are completely unprofessional, but add in the fact that he subsequently draws his firearm on an unarmed man and proceeds to shoot and kill him makes one question the mental health of this officer.
He is clearly not fit to be a law enforcement officer. No procedure was followed, as you don’t draw your weapon without an intention of potentially using it, yet both the security guard and Walker have their weapons drawn without any justification. You can clearly see that there was no threat of deadly force being used against them causing them to fear for their lives.
Well well...Piss on a cops car...and it will be the last thing you ever do...
Oh yes...He "
LUNGED" for the officer's weapon...
FIVE FEET AWAY! "
Because you know them n**** got real long arms and can jump real far...so it was justified." What a crock of shit of officer safety.
"Kill a mundane...Then time to go for coffee...I love the smell of dead mundane in the morning..." Psychopaths.
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/2...-fatally-shot-by-chicago-police-seeks-justice
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -
The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri has prompted calls for more police to start wearing cameras that would record their behavior.
Now, FOX 32 News has the story of a fatal shooting of an unarmed man that was caught on video in Chicago. However, the victim's family said they're still seeking justice.
Video from a surveillance camera in the lobby of a CHA building on the near West Side shows 28-year-old Marlon Horton in a baseball cap, the brother of Jarrod Horton.
“He was my younger brother, he was a good guy, like any younger brother,” Jarrod said.
Marlon was at the CHA building to pick up his girlfriend, but his cellphone had died. Security guards would not let him upstairs, and one of those guards was an off-duty Chicago Police Officer.
Marlon eventually leaves and then urinates on or near the officer's SUV. He then exchanges words with the two guards, until the
off duty-cop appears to initiate a scuffle. As Marlon escapes, he appears to pull out some of the female guard's hair.
Both guards then pull out their weapons.
The verbal exchanges continue, and
as Horton is moving toward the off-duty officer, the officer shoots him. Jarrod Horton's civil rights lawsuit alleges the shooting was not justified. It identifies the off-duty cop as Kenneth F. Walker.
“It's hard to see them in a situation where he didn't have to die, you know? I felt like they just murdered him,” Jarrod said.
Last year after the shooting, a police spokesperson said the officer shot, quote, "in fear for his safety."
Police reports suggest Marlon lunged for the officer's weapon. The Horton's family attorney, Jeffrey Granich, said the video suggests otherwise.
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Despite the fact that the police say he was going for a weapon, he's five feet away from a police officer who basically executes him,” Granich said.
Granich said the guards could have backed off and called for help, or if necessary, subdue Marlon without using their weapons.
Marlon's lawyer also claims that the conduct of the two security guards after the shooting on West Monroe was just as shocking at the shooting itself.
“I believe what the video shows is a complete disregard for his safety, his well-being, and ultimately his life,” Granich added.
After the shooting, the video shows Officer Walker walking back into the building. Police reports said both guards called 911.
Marlon can be seen still moving in the video, but neither guard appears to offer any assistance.
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She picks up her morning coffee as my client is dying at her feet. She doesn't attempt to stop the bleeding, she doesn't attempt to provide first aid, she makes sure she gets her coffee,” Granich said.
The security company did not respond to FOX 32's questions. Our efforts to reach the two guards themselves on Tuesday were unsuccessful.
So, did either of them have an obligation to help Marlon once he was shot?
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Under the law they really have no duty to rescue the person. They called 911, they stepped back, they stayed on scene, they waited for Chicago fire department to arrive, and that's what they're supposed to do,” said veteran defense attorney Joe Lopez. (Wait!?! What!?!? But...but.....but...there job is to protect and serve? I don't understand...They don't have to rescue people??? But....but...they are HEROES!!!)
Law professor Richard Kling, also a defense attorney, disagrees.
“I would think they have an obligation to at least comfort the individual and keep the individual comforted until medical assistance comes and does what they're supposed to do. Police take an oath to serve and protect, and I think serving and protecting is more than just calling 911,” Kling said.
In two weeks, it'll be one year since Marlon Horton was killed. His family is planning a vigil on September 6.
The Independent Police Review Authority's investigation into the shooting is not yet complete. A CHA spokesperson would not comment on the shooting, and a Chicago police spokesman told FOX 32 the department takes the issue of office-involved shootings seriously, but cannot comment due to the ongoing IPRA investigation.