Shayla James was 19 and a student at Southern University when she was found dead in her Baton Rouge apartment at The Oliver on October 19, 2021. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head; first responders pronounced her deceased after a 911 call came in shortly before 1:30 p.m.

The initial call was placed by James’s 21-year-old live-in boyfriend, Kenyon Walker, who said he heard a gunshot and found her wounded. During questioning by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Walker’s first account changed and he admitted to shooting and killing James. He was arrested and booked on charges of second-degree murder and domestic abuse battery.

Was anyone in the area that day able to help establish what happened leading up to the shooting?