Atlanta police officer Gerald Walker was already under investigation for one shooting when he fired seventeen bullets into rapper B. Green outside a Buckhead bar in October. Walker had shot forty-two-year-old Travis Walker with a department-issued shotgun during a March incident at a Sylvan Hills auto repair shop. Seven months later, he killed hip-hop artist Linton Blackwell, who performed as B. Green, while working off-duty security at Five Paces Inn.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s report revealed that Walker shot B. Green seventeen times from behind. Two bullets struck his upper back, one hit his buttocks, and fourteen more tore through his mid and lower back. Not a single shot came from the front. The pattern of incidents has B. Green’s family questioning why Atlanta Police kept Walker on the streets despite his documented history of problematic behavior.
B. Green was a forty-four-year-old father of twin daughters and a fixture in Atlanta’s hip-hop community. His track “You Ain’t Street” featuring Trouble and Bankroll Fresh garnered over thirteen million YouTube views. Tragically, every rapper on that collaborative song is now dead. The loss represents a significant impact on Atlanta’s music scene and the community surrounding the artist.
Documented pattern of violations and misconduct allegations
Walker joined the Atlanta Police Department in April twenty twenty-three. By January twenty twenty-six, he had accumulated eleven total work rule violations. Internal affairs sustained six of seven completed investigations against him. The violations include failures in body camera protocol and problems with arrest procedures. Four open allegations remain pending, including maltreatment, unnecessary force, improper search procedures, and two counts of firearm misuse…