Jordan Walls

How they died

Deadly force

Police shot Jordan Walls when he allegedly pointed a weapon at them. Officers had responded to a reported shooting in the 4000 block of St. Louis Avenue. When they arrived, police said at least one person shot at the officers, as well as toward people on a nearby porch. A man on the porch was struck in the arm. The gunshots transitioned into a police chase that ended in the 4900 block of Maffitt Avenue, where police said Jordan and Tyrone Walls got out and pointed weapons at officers. Six officers fired; one of the bullets killed Jordan Walls. Tyrone Walls suffered a gunshot wound to the arm.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jordan Walls, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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