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Billy Jack Barker
United States · Aged 44 · Died 06/16/2021
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Deadly force
Bessemer City officers were trying to serve arrest warrants on two wanted people at a home on Sunset Lane. Officers then identified another person who was also wanted on outstanding warrants. Billy Jack Barker ran from officers when they tried to take him into custody. They chased him on foot for a short distance and told Barker to stop and show them his hands. He allegedly tried to get something from his waistband several times, and Bessemer City Police Officer D.F. James and C.L. Jarvis shot and killed him.
Alleged responsible partyBessemer City Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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