BY SARAH STEPHENS, OWNER/EDITOR
On this day, Jan. 14, in 2004, Prattville Police Officer Clinton Earl Walker was killed by inadvertent gunfire during a training exercise. We remember Walker, and his service to the Prattville community.
The following information is gathered from the Officer Down Memorial Page which can be viewed at ODMP.org.
Police Officer Clinton Earl Walker
Prattville Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Officer Clinton Walker was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a training exercise at the old Wetumpka Post Office.
The officers were using mock service weapons during the training exercise, which had just been completed. Immediately following the training exercise, one of the other officers began carrying his service weapon again. Officer Walker was shot in the abdomen while standing on the loading dock of the post office. He was transported to the Jackson Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds approximately 8 hours later.
Officer Walker had served with the Prattville Police Department for three years, and had previously served four years with the United States Marine Corps. He is survived by his wife and parents.
BIO
Age 26
Tour 3 years
Badge 102
Military Veteran
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Since 1776, there have been 23,993 known line of duty deaths in America. ODMP Research Volunteers constantly discover forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, this number includes 2,082 previously forgotten heroes, now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
Total Line of Duty Deaths in Alabama: 560
Accidental1
Aircraft accident4
Assault 9
Automobile crash 77
Bomb 2
Drowned 1
Duty related illness 2
Electrocuted 1
Explosion 1
Fall 2
Fire 1
Gunfire 320
Gunfire (Inadvertent) 10
Heart attack 27
Motorcycle crash 31
Poisoned 1
Stabbed 13
Struck by train 1
Struck by vehicle 16
Vehicle pursuit 19
Vehicular assault 21
Total Deaths by Month
January 52
February 32
March 27
April 43
May 51
June 50
July 52
August 49
September 57
October 51
November 51
December 45
Autauga County Officers Killed in the Line of Duty include:
Sergeant Micah Joe Burks
Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Deputy Chief John Robert Price
Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1986
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Clyde Tatum
Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Friday, November 21, 1952
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Alfred Wadsworth
Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Friday, November 21, 1952
Cause: Automobile crash
Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff James Bart Hart
Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Sunday, November 23, 2014
Cause: Automobile crash
Acting Sheriff Andrew Marvin Mulder
Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1917
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William L. McCain
Elmore County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Saturday, October 6, 1906
Cause: Gunfire
Millbrook Police Department officer killed in line of duty:
Police Officer James Dean Fezatte
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 2008
Cause: Automobile crash
Chilton County officers killed in the line of duty include:
Deputy Sheriff William Obra Wilson
Chilton County Sheriff’s Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1984
Cause: Heart attack
Sheriff James T. Cooley
Chilton County Sheriff’s Department
EOW: Saturday, March 3, 1900
Cause: Assault
Clanton Police Department officer killed in the line of duty:
Officer Richard H. Buckner
EOW: July 28, 1991
Cause: Car accident
As of today, six officers have already been killed in the line of duty across the country.
