Velma Doris Walker, an 88-year-old Black woman, was found dead on her front porch in Oklahoma City on the evening of July 2, 2022. A welfare check led police to her home at 3216 NE 14th Pl., where officers discovered her slumped over in a chair with multiple gunshot wounds. Her family later showed reporters bullet holes in the chair where she had been sitting.

The Oklahoma City Police Department quickly classified the death as a homicide and initially had no immediate suspects, asking the public for information. Later that month police arrested 19-year-old Elijah Emery and charged him with first-degree murder; he was described as the primary suspect and held without bond. No motive has been publicly released.

If anyone knew Velma Walker, saw activity near her home around July 2, 2022, or has information about this case, please share what you know with investigators.