In the late hours of July 27, 2026, 31-year-old Anthony TJ Walker was shot and killed at a residence on 1900 W. 30th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Police responding after 11 p.m. found Walker with a gunshot wound; initial reports placed him in the backyard while later court documents say he was located in the bushes outside the front door. A deputy from the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators focused on the home’s resident, 54-year-old Gregory Dukes, who was arrested on July 28 and initially booked on first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by certain persons. Officers say Dukes told them two firearms on a table inside the house were involved; police secured the residence, obtained a search warrant, and recovered two weapons. Dukes was read his Miranda rights and provided a statement to investigators.

At a subsequent court hearing the murder charge was reduced to manslaughter; a judge found probable cause to proceed on manslaughter and the firearm-possession charge and set secured bond at $25,000. The legal process will determine whether Walker’s death was deliberate or the result of an altercation. If anyone has information about that night or knew Anthony Walker, contact investigators.