On the evening of September 30, 2024, a shooting inside an apartment on the 4000 block of Range Road in Rapid City, South Dakota, left three males wounded and taken to hospital. Eighteen-year-old Marquise Walker was among those injured and died of his wounds the following day, October 1, 2024.

Known as Marq or Q, Marquise was a senior at Central High School and a multi-sport athlete who lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He played trumpet in the school band and enjoyed archery, boxing, karate, and bowling. He was a protective older brother to five younger sisters, a father to a young son, and expecting a second child with his fiancée.

The Rapid City Police Department and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office are investigating. Authorities say those involved knew one another and that there is no ongoing threat to the public; detectives continue to process evidence and interview witnesses. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Marquise, please come forward.