In the early morning hours of May 11, 2026, 36-year-old Harvey Lee Walker Jr., a Columbus, Georgia resident, was found inside a room at the Colonial Inn on the U.S. 280 Bypass in Phenix City, Alabama. He was pronounced dead at the scene at about 2:00 a.m.; the Russell County Coroner attributed the death to a fatal gunshot wound. His body was sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for autopsy as the Phenix City Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators identified multiple suspects. Two people, Tionne Carreker and Tisha Gibson, were named as primary suspects; Carreker was arrested in Junction City, Georgia, and charged with capital murder and was awaiting extradition to Phenix City. A third person, LaVincent Harris, was charged with tampering with physical evidence and first-degree possession of marijuana. A fourth individual, Tomarius Murphy, was arrested on May 15, 2026, on warrants for felony hindering an investigation and tampering with evidence. Gibson remained at large and police said the investigation was ongoing, with the possibility of further arrests.

If anyone has information on Tisha Gibson’s whereabouts or other details about that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.