In the quiet community of Sumter, South Carolina, the life of 25-year-old Keyirra Tatyana Walker, a Black female, was tragically cut short on May 13, 2024. A recent graduate of a pharmacy technician program, Walker was a mother of two and was five months pregnant with her third child. The day after Mother's Day, a family member made a grim discovery, finding Walker unresponsive in her bed at her Carrol Drive home.
She had been shot multiple times.
Investigators believe the shooting occurred in the early morning hours. There were no signs of forced entry into her home, leading law enforcement to believe that Walker likely knew her killer. Her other two children were not at home at the time of the incident. Her unborn child did not survive.
As of now, the Sumter Police Department is actively investigating her death as a homicide. No arrests have been made, and no specific suspects have been publicly identified. Authorities have appealed to the public for any information that might lead to an arrest, offering a cash reward for tips that prove helpful. They have asked for anyone who may have seen or heard anything unusual in the Carrol Drive area on the night of May 12th or the morning of May 13th to come forward. Police are interested in descriptions of people or vehicles that may have been in the vicinity. The investigation remains ongoing as her family and community await answers.
