FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and the family of Jason Walker issued the following statement today in response to the release of the official autopsy of Jason Walker, who was shot and killed by off-duty Cumberland County deputy Jeffrey Hash on January 8:
“The information in this official autopsy report confirms what we already knew – that Jason Walker was killed unjustly in cold blood by off-duty deputy Jeffrey Hash. This is clearly excessive. According to the autopsy, Hash shot Jason four times, including shots to the head, back, and heart. A trained law enforcement officer knows that shooting someone that many times and in those parts of the body is shooting to kill. Jason should still be alive today. We will continue to push for transparency from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the family of Jason Walker is demanding murder charges be filed against Hash by the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys.”
