Rykem Joshua Walker, 26, of Beaumont, Texas, died after being shot inside a vehicle on June 29, 2018. He was taken to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, where he was pronounced dead. The shooting was carried out by his younger brother and has been described in investigator findings as accidental; no charges were filed against the brother. Two other people in the vehicle were arrested after police recovered a handgun and an amount of illicit substances inside the car.

Walker’s funeral was held July 14, 2018, at Calvary Mortuary Chapel, with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, children, parents, grandmother, brother, nephew, extended family and friends. Anyone who knew Rykem or who has information about the incident is asked to come forward.