Ivan J. Walker was killed on duty while making an arrest at Plymouth Hall apartments, 2201 West Venango Street in Philadelphia. Walker, 54, a 15-year veteran of the Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department, was arresting a man for disorderly conduct when a struggle began in the building lobby and moved outside. During the confrontation the suspect disarmed Officer Walker, took his service revolver and shot him.

A warrant officer from the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court across the street witnessed the shooting and fired at the suspect as he tried to flee. The 39-year-old man later sought medical treatment for a gunshot wound and was taken into custody; he was charged with murder, robbery and weapons offenses and was convicted at trial and given a life sentence for Walker’s killing. Officer Walker is survived by his wife and three children.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the arrest or the struggle at Plymouth Hall that day?