Eric Walker, 27, male, of Milwaukee, was shot during an attempted home invasion at his mother’s house near the Midtown Center along Capitol Drive on December 1, 2014. The bullet and internal injuries left him paralyzed from the waist down, confined to a bed as his health steadily declined. Family remembered him as a gentle, promising athlete as they kept vigil through his long recovery and setbacks.
Nearly two years after the shooting, Walker died on November 4, 2016 from complications of the gunshot wound; under FBI reporting guidelines, Milwaukee authorities counted his death as a homicide in the 2016 total. Loved ones prepared his funeral as news coverage noted the lingering trauma of the original attack and the slow, painful course of his injuries. Separate memorial records also list the 2016 death in Milwaukee under his name.
Police said the shooting occurred during an attempted break-in and that they continued to search for a motive and for those responsible. As of the reporting at the time of Walker’s death, investigators had not announced any arrests, and the person or people who pulled the trigger remained at large.
