Sarah Childs- Texas Officer Killed

Summary: Last Tuesday, a Little Elm police detective died after being shot by a man barricaded inside a residence. Hours later, a suspected gunman was found dead. That night, police officer Jerry Walker a group of other officers, was responding to an afternoon 911 call of an armed man in a backyard, Little Elm Police Chief Rodney Harrison claims. Officers observed a man with a rifle screaming, according Lt. Orlando Hinojosa. The suspect then ran into the residence, and after a period of talking with officers, began firing his weapon either through a door or window. Walker, age 48, was shot by the suspected gunman, placed in a squad car and transported by helicopter to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, Harrison said. Even though this was extremely tragic, a heartwarming video of Walker's body being transported from the hospital showed dozens of officers and emergency responders lining up and saluting the fallen detective. The song "Amazing Grace" could be heard playing on bagpipes in the background as his body was stretchered into an awaiting car.


Analysis: This article was published by Keith Allan from CNN on January 18, 2017. The author uses a third person point of view to convey an unbiased article. Additionally, I had a little previous knowledge of these tensions between officers and citizens, so this article made me realize how important our relationships are with our protectors. If we could have maintained good relations, we might have been able to maintain peace during this difficult time and save many lives. This article was written for any citizen of the US, or fellow officers who lost someone very special to them. Although this act was not as drastic as the Boston Massacre, this shooting could synthesize to the Boston Massacre in colonial times. Many officers were killed by these shootings just as the redcoats were killed by the Patriots.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/us/little-elm-officer-killed/index.html