The Virginia State Police are investigating two fatal shootings that took place Tuesday night (June 7, 2016) in Culpeper County.
Shortly before 9 p.m., Tuesday, an adult female fled her residence in the 13000 block of Gray Street after getting into an argument and being threatened at gunpoint by her estranged husband, Willis N. Walker Jr., 49, of Culpeper, Va. The woman ran to a nearby neighbor’s house for refuge.
Walker followed her to the neighbor’s residence and forced his way inside at gunpoint. Once inside the residence, Walker shot a 74-year-old male occupant. Walker then searched the neighbor’s house for his estranged wife, whom he found and violently assaulted. A second adult female, who was hiding inside the house at the time, called 911 and the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence.
When deputies arrived on scene, Walker came outside armed with a shotgun and began threatening the deputies. He refused to comply with their repeated commands to put down his weapon. Instead, Walker began advancing towards the deputies threatening them with the shotgun, at which time one of the deputies fired at Walker. Walker died at the scene. His remains have been transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for examination and autopsy.
Walker’s estranged 51-year-old wife was transported to the UVA Culpeper Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The 70-year-old female who called 911 was not injured in the incident. At this time, State Police are still in the process of notifying the deceased male’s next of kin.
No deputies were injured in the incident.
At the request of Culpeper County Sheriff Scott H. Jenkins, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Culpeper Field Office is investigating both fatal shootings. The investigations remain ongoing at this time.
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