New Year’s shooting logs first murder in Selma
Published 10:07 am Monday, January 3, 2011
Shortly after the New Year rolled around, Selma registered its first murder charge.
Joseph Walter, 24, of Selma is in the Dallas County Jail charged with capital murder. Walter’s bond is set at $1 million.
Joseph Walter
Selma Police Sgt. Doug Stewart said the police department received telephone calls reporting several gunshots fired in the 700 block of Second Avenue around 1:15 a.m. Jan. 1.
After police arrived at the scene, a female said she heard several gunshots outside of her residence and saw three-to-four men with guns in their hands.
As the woman looked around the yard, she saw a relative lying on the ground with a gunshot wound, Stewart said.
“A witness stated a subject approached him and the victim and began shooting, striking the victim in the back,” Stewart said.
The victim, Rodney Walters, 48, was transported to Vaughan Regional Medical Center, where he died, according to police chief William Riley.
Joseph Walter, the suspect, will make his first appearance in Dallas County District Court, Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 1:30 p.m.
Shortly after the New Year rolled around, Selma registered its first murder charge.
Joseph Walter, 24, of Selma is in the Dallas County Jail charged with capital murder. Walter’s bond is set at $1 million.
