Autopsy Confirms Cop Shot Rapper 17 In The Back, Family Calls For Arrest
B Green was struck 17 occasions within the again exterior a Buckhead bar, in keeping with a Fulton County post-mortem report that has reignited public scrutiny over his deadly capturing by an off-duty Atlanta police officer.
The 44-year-old Atlanta rapper was a member of the influential Hip-Hop collective Duct Tape Entertainment, which included Alley Boy, Big Bank Black, Trouble and others.
According to 11Alive, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s report detailed the incident that occurred on October 11, which happened behind the Five Paces Inn.
No bullets entered from the entrance.
“I just couldn’t believe it was 17 times in the back,” Timothy Coleman, B Green’s longtime supervisor and good friend, advised 11Alive. “There’s not one shot in the front.”
Officer Gerald Walker, who was working non-public safety on the bar, fired the deadly photographs after what authorities described as a disturbance contained in the venue.
William Stanley, a good friend who accompanied B Green that evening, advised investigators that Walker was already on the door carrying an Atlanta Police Department shirt and conducting pat-downs.
“That was my first time being to that bar, but [Green] had to have been there before and had something going on with the officer because when we first walked into the club, the guy was like, ‘OK, we gonna be good tonight? We straight tonight?’ and [Green] was like ‘We good, man,’” Stanley stated.
After a confrontation inside, Stanley stated B Green walked towards the again of the constructing. Witnesses stated Walker adopted him exterior.
“When I bent the corner, I saw BG. [He looked] like he was trying to head back into the establishment, but the dude was already shooting him, he had already shot him over five or six times at that point,” Stanley stated.
According to the GBI, Walker claimed he noticed B Green retrieve one thing from a car earlier than making an attempt to re-enter the venue by way of a rear entrance. The officer reportedly gave verbal instructions a few weapon earlier than opening hearth.
A handgun was recovered on the scene, however officers haven’t confirmed who it belonged to.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation continues to be reviewing the incident.
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