Robert Walker Sr. and Betty Walker of Houston, Texas were visiting their son's home at 2136 Oakhurst Drive in south Jackson, anxious to spend time with their grandchildren.
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Walker Sr., a retired seismic engineer, was painting house address numbers in the backyard shortly after 3 p.m. Friday when a white 8-month-old pit bull named Cocaine jumped the fence and tugged the shirttail of a 7-year-old relative, said Walker Jr., relaying his mother's story.
Walker Sr. threw a brick at the dog while his wife quickly escorted her grandchildren into the house. She retrieved a .38-caliber revolver and returned outside, where she found her her husband holding the barking pit bull with both hands. Walker Sr. and the pit bull were face to face with the dog's back to Betty Walker.
Betty Walker fired two shots, the first striking her husband in the upper right chest. The second bullet struck the dog's left front leg.
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Walker Jr. ran back to his pickup and backed it into the yard. Neighbors had helped Walker Jr. lift his father onto the tailgate by the time police and an ambulance arrived.
Walker Sr. was pronounced dead less than two hours later at a hospital. He was 53.
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"I don't have no ill will toward my neighbor," Walker Jr. said. "It's just one of those things."
[Clarion Ledger]
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