In the early morning hours, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Tulsa apartment complex, leaving one man dead and another wounded. Charles 'Walk' Frisco Walker, a 32-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the head while sitting in a Chevy Tahoe in the parking lot of the Westminster Apartments on August 1, 2017. The driver of the vehicle, David Jones, was also injured in the attack but survived.
The investigation that followed quickly led authorities to identify three men as
suspects in the deadly shooting. Cedric Warrior, Justin Brooks, and Maurice Sanders were all charged with first-degree murder and shooting with intent to kill. The apprehension of the suspects involved a multi-state effort. Warrior was taken into custody on the same day as the shooting. A few days later, Brooks was located and arrested in Kansas City.
Maurice Sanders initially managed to evade capture but was eventually brought into custody. In October 2018, Sanders pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for his role in Walker's death. As a result of his guilty plea, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The motive for the shooting was not made clear in the available information. Those who knew Charles Walker remembered him for his vibrant personality and his passion for music.
