Will Co. Sheriff's Sniper Killed Man, 65, Who Surrendered: Lawsuit

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Will County Sheriff's Lt. John Allen, the sniper who killed Gregory Walker at a bank last year. Reply RO...

February 22, 2023
10:32 AM

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Will County Sheriff's Lt. John Allen, the sniper who killed Gregory Walker at a bank last year. Reply ROMEOVILLE, IL —The sister of 65-year-old Crest Hill resident Gregory Walker, who raised his hands high into the air during a peaceful surrender at Romeoville's Fifth Third Bank more than nine months ago, has filed a federal civil rights wrongful death lawsuit against Will County Sheriff's Office sniper John Allen. The lawsuit also names Sheriff Mike Kelley, who promoted Allen to a lieutenant just three months before the shooting happened.

John Ferak