Angus Walker, 34, was shot and killed during a block party on Lemon Street in Grapeland, Texas, on October 13, 2024. Two men were struck; Walker was pronounced dead at Crockett Medical Center and the other victim was treated at Palestine Regional Medical Center and later released. Authorities arrested a suspect named Tavis Jackson and seized a firearm that is being tested for links to the scene. The Grapeland Police Department, assisted by the Texas Rangers, is investigating the circumstances that led to the shooting.

Walker was born August 24, 1990, to Andrew Smith and Stephanie Walker and lived in Grapeland most of his life. A 2009 Grapeland High School graduate, he worked in road construction for five years and was active in Rising Star Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents, siblings, fiancée Angelica Gonzales, daughters KayLynn Nicholson and Adalyn Walker, and a large extended family. Funeral services were held at Rising Star Baptist Church with interment at Golden Gate Cemetery.

If anyone was at the Lemon Street block party or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.