On December 10, 2023, at about 6:15 p.m., 28-year-old Bryson Jacoby Walton was shot and killed outside Primos Food Store at 14180 State Highway 249 North in northwest Harris County, Houston. Walton had exited the store and was walking to his vehicle when a verbal altercation with another man on the sidewalk escalated. The suspect followed Walton as he approached his car, produced a handgun as Walton began to enter the driver’s side, and fired multiple shots into the vehicle, striking Walton. Emergency medical services pronounced Walton dead at the scene.

Surveillance images of the suspect were later released; he was described as a Black male about 25 years old with twists or braids. On May 3, 2024, deputies responded to a reported discharge of a firearm at a Spring residence and identified 25-year-old Tarrence Knapper, who had an outstanding warrant for Walton’s murder. Knapper was booked into the Harris County Jail on murder and possession charges and was also found with several misdemeanor warrants and controlled substances.

Anyone with additional information about the shooting is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers of Houston.