Khalil Walker

Khalil Walker was an 18-year-old Black male and aspiring rapper known as Savage Boosie. Those close to him described him as best friends with another Dallas rapper, Dashawn Robertson, who performed under the name Lil Loaded.

On the afternoon of October 25, 2020, at about 2:40 p.m., a shooting occurred outside Walker’s home in The Wood neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. Walker’s sister, Kahija, was inside the house when she heard two gunshots. When she went outside, she found her brother lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his torso. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Robertson and another witness, Cameron Walker, were standing over him. Robertson and the witness drove Khalil Walker to Methodist Charlton Medical Center, but he died from his injuries about two hours later.

When police officers arrived at the home on Lost Canyon Drive, the victim had already been transported to the hospital. The investigation revealed that after taking Walker to the hospital, Robertson brought the witness back to the house and then fled. Walker’s sister told detectives that she had picked up Robertson’s phone and seen a video that showed him shooting her brother.

On November 9, 2020, Dashawn Robertson, then 20, turned himself in to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department and was arrested on a murder charge. He posted on social media that Walker was his brother and that he was innocent, and his supporters suggested the shooting was an accident that happened while filming a music video. His bond was initially set at $500,000 but was later reduced to $75,000.

In March 2021, a Dallas grand jury indicted Robertson on the lesser charge of manslaughter, alleging he had recklessly caused Walker's death. However, on May 31, 2021, Robertson died by suicide. Because the sole suspect in the case died, the criminal proceedings against him concluded without a trial or verdict as of May 2021.