Heather Hobbs was found dead in her Fort Wayne apartment in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2021, shot once in the head while in bed. A friend who had been asked to come over discovered her after she failed to answer calls. Investigators focused on her boyfriend, 31-year-old Tykwan Walker, amid reports their relationship had been troubled and that Hobbs had feared him and planned to leave when her lease ended. She had warned a friend months earlier that If I die, it was TYKWAN that did it.

Evidence tied Walker to the scene: a backpack he left behind contained .40-caliber ammunition matching the bullet recovered from Hobbs’ pillow, a security camera in the apartment was missing its memory card, and cell phone data placed Walker at the location. A warrant charging him with murder and a firearm offense was issued in March 2021, and he remained a fugitive until his arrest in Greene County, Arkansas, on May 29, 2022, where he was reportedly using the name Rome and living with a cousin. Hobbs’ family had been actively seeking information on his location.

If anyone knew Heather, Walker, or had information about what happened that night, please come forward.