Lt. Jimmy Walker First Philadelphia Police Officer To Die From COVID-19

Greg Argos reports.

IN DELAWARE THERE ARE 783 CASESOF COVID-19 AND 15 HAVE LOSTTHEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS.TONIGHT SOURCES TELL "EYEWITNESSNEWS" THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKIS HITTING THE PHILADELPHIAPOLICE FORCE HARD WITH DOZENS OFPERSONNEL TESTING POSITIVE FORTHE VIRUS AND HUNDREDS MOREQUARANTINED.THE NEW REVOLUTIONS COME AS THEDEPARTMENT MOURNS THE LOSS OF A33-YEAR VETERAN FROM COVID-19."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER GREGARGOS WITH REACTION TO HIS DEATHFROM CITY LEADERS.Reporter: IT'S BEEN SAID THATCOVID-19 DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE.IT CAN AFFECT THE YOUNG, THEOLD, THE HEALTHY AND THE SICK.THIS SUNDAY IT TOOK THE LIFE OFA PHILADELPHIA LIEUTENANT.THIS WEEKEND WE LOST AFRIEND, A COLLEAGUE, A FAMILYMEMBER AND A HERO.Reporter: LIEUTENANT JAMESWALKER WHO SERVED 33 YEARS AS APHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER DIEDSUNDAY FROM COMPLICATIONS DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUS.THIS IS A HEARTBREAKINGREMINDER THAT THE VIRUS HASAFFECTED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OURCOMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE ONTHE FRONT LINES.Reporter: WALKER HAD WORKEDIN EIGHT DIFFERENT POLICEDISTRICTS, INCLUDING INTERNALAFFAIRS AND THE NARCOTICS TASKTASK FORCE.DURING HIS LAST DUTY HE WASSTATIONED AS A MEMBER OF THETRAFFIC DIVISION.WE'RE UNSURE HOW LIEUTENANTWALKER CONTRACTED THE VIRUS, BUTWE WILL CONTINUE TO DO ALL WECAN TO PROTECT THE OTHER MEN ANDWOMEN SERVING ON THE FRONTLINES.Reporter: EYEWITNESS CREWSREPORTED THEM CLEANING OUT THEPOLICE VEHICLES.CITY OFFICIALS DID NOT CONFIRMWHETHER OR NOT THIS CLEANING ISRELATED TO WALKER'S INFECTION.IN A STATEMENT POLICECOMMISSIONER WRITES LOSINGLIEUTENANT PAUK WALKER IS DEEPLYPAINFUL.WITH A COVID-19 SURGEANTICIPATED IN OUR AREA, TPDMEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOWPROTOCOLS PUT IN PLACE TOREDOUSE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TOTHEMSELVES AND OTHERS.WITH THAT SAID, WE ARECONSTANTLY ASSESSING OURPROTOCOLS AND WILL ADJUST THEMAS NECESSARY AND/OR AS WERECEIVE ADDITIONAL PPE.Reporter: CITY OFFICIALS SAYTHEY WILL TAKE APPROPRIATEMEASURES TO DETERMINE WHETHER ORNOT THIS WAS A LINE OF DUTYDEATH.THAT DISTINCTION DETERMINESWHETHER OR NOT HIS FAMILY COULDRECEIVE BENEFITS.LIEUTENANT WALKER WAS SET TO