Latoya Cornick Walker, 40, was shot and killed on June 18, 2024, on Bridges Street near Shelby High School in Shelby, North Carolina. Officers arrived about 11:45 p.m. and found Walker with a gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Walker had argued with 29-year-old Johnny William Lockhart III shortly before the shooting and that Lockhart allegedly produced a firearm during the altercation and fled the scene.

Authorities located and arrested Lockhart on June 20, 2024; he was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon and booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center without bond. Walker worked at Terrabella Senior Living for more than 10 years, attended Shelby High School, was taking online GED courses, and enjoyed gardening, dancing, caring for her four dogs, and making people laugh. Her funeral was held June 29, 2024, at Changer’s Church with burial at Sunset Cemetery.

Does anyone in Shelby have information about Walker, the June 18 confrontation, or the area near Shelby High School that could help clarify what happened?