There's going to be more to this story. You don't shoot a cop over a traffic ticket. They had to wanted for something or were moving drugs. RIP

YOU are incorrect, Marywhatever, some nutballs will shoot you over NOTHING! Maybe the shooter had some ammo, but didn't have money to pay a ticket fine - there are tons of reasons people go around the bend!

It's too bad about this man, he appears to have been a credit to his community when many of his race are not - I am sad for his family and friends - the good people we need to keep!

Tag,

Race does not fit into this story whatsoever.... I can't believe you mentioned that.

Rip Mr. Walker and thank you for the 40 yrs of putting your life on the line each and every day....

Mary "could" be correct. It's all speculation.

Here in NJ, it's illegal to have front tinted windows. Not "too" tinted anyway because Troopers were pulling people over and couldn't see inside the vehicle.

Sometimes people would shoot the Troopers as their window was going down.

Man, there are some really Fk'd up people in this world....

YOU are incorrect, Marywhatever, some nutballs will shoot you over NOTHING! Maybe the shooter had some ammo, but didn't have money to pay a ticket fine - there are tons of reasons people go around the bend!

It's too bad about this man, he appears to have been a credit to his community when many of his race are not - I am sad for his family and friends - the good people we need to keep!

Tag-1286798

I agree with everything you say except for your condescending remark "he appears to have been a credit to his community when many of his race are not". Whether you know it or not, Black people certainly do not need your stamp of approval. You sound like the idiots who've been brainwashed by the media into believing firearms miraculously leap up and kill people without the intervention of people; that most black men are engaged in criminal activities and black women are indolent. Although it's gradually changing, the fact of the matter is white men hold the purse strings of this country and they carry the same condescending stupid attitude as yours into the job market place. The racism experienced by Chris Dorner is common but he didn't know how to handle it. You're no more a representative of Caucasians than I am of the Afro-Americans nor do you represent the best of humanity. Thinking you're superior to anyone simply because the melanin genetically expressed in your ancestors was less so they could deal with a lack of sun, you aren't worth the space you occupy let alone the words I've expended on your sorry piece of flesh. Go read some books.

Sometimes I think that these perpetrators feel like they are just shooting at "the police" without really realizing that each one of them are an actual real person with wives, children, siblings, parents, etc who love them and need them. Then again, maybe they just don't care either way. Very sad.

High honors and respect to the trooper, and sincere condolences to his family. RIP.

Wait. You do know that you can get a traffic ticket and just don't pay it. Then you have a warrant for your arrest, but then this wouldn't be just a traffic ticket. That is what I'am saying. He wasn't just worried about getting a speeding ticket.

Well said Nodachi27.

Well said except the remark about the gun leaping up. That is just a talking point that really does not make sense.

RIP Trooper

You will be honored for your service and dedication.

Tag is an idiot. Good posts CD and Nodachi27....

Honor and respect to a man who could have retired but chose to stay on the job...

marywhatever has a point. I have a strong feeling anyone disagreeing with her just wants to paint with a broad brush the image that all firearm owners are just looking for a chance to shoot someone.

Have you heard of Sovereign Citizens? They are a group that doesn't believe in any government authority whatsoever. Just Google them and see for yourself. They don't believe states have the right to issue a drivers license, police have the right to stop them, etc. They do believe they have the right to "defend themselves" against authorities they do not recognize. There have been police shootings similar to this one involving Sovereign Citizens. Maybe this guy was one of them or a similar anti-government group. Just a thought.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/chesterfield-man-charged-with-killing-trooper-on-i/article_9f78075c-7d5d-522f-bce6-f2f76d1965de.html

There is a photo of the suspect here.

If only that cop had a gun. According to the NRA anyone with a gun is bulletproof.

If only that cop had a gun. According to the NRA anyone with a gun is bulletproof.

Logic isn't a talent with you is it? If he HADN'T had a gun, the outcome would certainly have been the same. And, the NRA never said that or implied it. They are only advocating that the CHANCES are greater if you have a firearm to protect yourself. Oh, hell, why am I wasting my time...

How very tragic another servant willing to put his life on the line, has lost it.There is such a shortage of good people willing to stick their neck out to make sure you and I have a safer life. I know there are lots of folks out there who don't believe any police officer is good.

However in a world that is so full of those who choose to prey on the helpless and innocent, there really are so many good law enforcement personnel. In fact, over 700,000 in this vast nation. I can guarantee you won't hear about most of the good that gets done. Only the bad cop, wrongful death shootings that with today's instant media access makes it look like they are everywhere.

May this officer's family get all the support they will need in the coming days, and more people try to see the good such dedicated men and women do for their communities.Perhaps even thank them if they get a chance. It isn't a job most folks would ever want to do.Most do it because they really do care and want to help their communities be safer.Sometimes it comes at the terrible price this dedicated soul paid.Rest in Peace Master Trooper Junius A. Walker, Final Roll Call taken, Dismissed.

@ Mr Steady --- They are trying to say that he had some extra bullets and he just wanted to get rid of them. I think he thought something was wrong and called for backup and that's when the whole thing went south.

I'm sure most of the people who share your agenda won't understand the sarcasm.

RIP Trooper Junius Walker

GM DB

denver - Not sure it was sarcasm or indicative of an agenda, could be just dumb.

I DON'T share his agenda, and I DO understand the sarcasm. Furthermore, I find it reprehensible and disgusting that someone would make such an ignorant remark.

I get it, all people who own firearms are evil and paranoid.

R.I.P, Trooper Walker. My condolences to the family. Another selfless hero brought down by the reigning insanity in our society.

Hello nice four. You'll have to excuse Early - he's really lost. Just last week he chastised a writer for jumping with too few facts.

I can't imagine how much shlt Trooper Walker put up with in forty years. I doubt I could match his patience.

It's sarcasm. Geez, folks, get your detectors adjusted.

The gun fondlers' favorite argument in favor of having every last person in the country heavily armed at all times is the absurd notion that this will protect our freedoms, and enable us to resist tyranny. Tragedies like this one show just how ridiculous this idea is. Having all sorts of people packing heat just leads to senseless killings.

That's how you wear a smokie, high on the head. Drill Instructors and Drill Sergeants wear them the same way.

The man is dead, murdered by yet another armed criminal for no good reason, but you wonder about his hat size...WOW!

What exactly is the point of your comment? Can't you just express condolences for a man who gave his life doing a job protecting ours? I know police officers and they are nothing but honorable people. There are bad people and good people in every aspect of life. Why don't you try becoming a police officer and see what it is really like and if you are willing to go to work every day hoping you make it home for dinner.

wolfen? is that german for pedophile? how many boys can sit in your lap at one time?

It is true that there is occasionally corruption in law enforcement wolfen, but look around you. People are dying due to drugs, speed, and the lack of regard for their fellow citizens or the sheer refusal to take responsibility for their own actions. So how do you expect law enforcement to believe anything that is told to them? They are constantly being shot at by thugs who just don't like authority, and risk their lives on mere traffic stops. I have been stopped for no reason before, but I have found if one keeps their mouth shut and speaks respectfully to the officer, they will listen nine times out of ten. There's an easy solution to the problem. Don't break the law. I don't always agree with them, but the fact is, we would be much worse off without them. My prayers and thoughts go out to this officer and his family. The saddest part of the article read, the suspect has been arrested. His/her life will continue, even if it is in prison. This family lost their loved one forever because someone didn't like authority. Sad.

The only one mentioned here that gets rich from criminals and Hoofties such as you wolf is the atty's.

I'm willing to bet you or someone close to you has spent alot of time being someones kid in prison.

RIP Officer and its time that we start giving the needle and cleansing our country from people like those that have murdered you and our children, sir.

Wolfie, Wolfie, Wolfie! Did you stop taking your anti-psychotic meds again? You really just have to learn to accept and deal with the side effects, instead of posting your paranoid schizophrenic ramblings here.

Wolfen, the quality of our law enforcement officers directly reflects the quality of the pool of people available to be chosen from. Increase the quality (morals, judgement, education, etc.) of the pool of potential officers and you'll increase the quality of officer. Civilian law enforcement is NOT an occupying force, it is US! It all starts with society as a whole.

In other words, start with the man you see in the mirror every morning.

@FrancesM- Why don't you try becoming a police officer and see what it is really like and if you are willing to go to work every day hoping you make it home for dinner.

Did my time in the military...no to the cop club.

@Bob'sJohnson - wolfen? is that german for pedophile? how many boys can sit in your lap at one time

Nice try...but FAIL.

@ProudWV - Thank you for a well thought out reply. I actually agree with alot of what you said.

@WorstNightmare -sorry, but my family lineage is mostly military. Probably a few 30 day detainees in my family tree but no chronic law breakers. And, I never said anything about getting rich. What I said is that the law enforcement system is a self licking lollipop that needs more and more "criminals" to feed its habit.

@mommy'sfool - Not on any psych meds...just the stuff the VA gives me to keep me alive. But, thanks for trying to call me crazy because you don't like my opinion. Carry on now.

Tag, I don't care why it looks silly, your explanation doesn't make it look any better....but thanks ;-)

This particular hat was adopted by the VSP back in the late 80s/early 90s. Previously, they had worn a Stetson hat. If I remember correctly, the change over was due to the wish of the Dept. to be uniform with other SPs/HPs throughout the country.

You have to respect any man or woman who is willing to leave their family to protect the next. That is a bold commitment alone.

In Virginia, Troopers patrol alone in general. Occasionally, they can be seen with 2 in one car. BTW, he didn't have to chase this murderer. Age wasn't a factor. This would have happened to a 24 year old Trooper just as easily.

Really? So what you are now focusing somehow on your image of bad cops instead of the service of a man who for 40 years did something that you probably would never have the guts to do? How is honoring this man holding him "above the law"? At 60 years old the fact that he was doing this job was an amazing testament to his character and stamina. Call me when you are 60 and tell me how you are doing. Lets not forget who the guilty person is. The one with the gun who took innocent life for NO good reason. A father, a husband, a grandfather, a public servant. These families live with this fear all the time. There are bad apples in every profession does not mean you have to bring it into the conversation.

ddarkangel, get over yourself. You know absolutely nothing about me. We all live with this fear all the time. You walk out your door you can be dead. Police are nothing special in that regard. Except they get guns to defend themselves.

wicked, Calm down, maybe eat something. There isn't a chance the killer of this cop will ever walk the streets again.

The suspect has been charged with Capital Murder. In Virginia, Capital Murder of a police officer carries the death penalty.

Wicked, lose the propaganda.