David Lee "Deacon" Turner (January 2, 1955 – July 10, 2011) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL).
On July 10, 2011, Turner was fatally shot during an altercation with Kern County Sheriff deputies in Bakersfield, California in which he allegedly swung a bag of unopened beer at a deputy.
Witnesses at the scene alleged that one deputy struck him from behind with a baton as he attempted to walk away.
His son, with him at the time, says that deputies fired when Turner fell and the beer can that he was carrying exploded after hitting the ground.
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