Hank Thomas Walker

Deadly force

An officer encountered a man on the ATV when he saw him speeding and driving erratically in the middle of the Old Richardson Highway, according to police. The ATV fled south on the highway at the sight of the police. The officer then saw the ATV stopped. When the officer got out of his patrol car and attempted to contact the driver, the man drove toward the officer, struck him with the ATV and fled. The officer suffered a "minor injury" but was able to continue his pursuit. He followed the ATV into a driveway of a residence off Dyke Road. The policeman again exited his other to confront the ATV driver and the driver again accelerated the four-wheeler at the officer. The officer shot and killed him.