An Arizona man serving a 30-year sentence for shooting a motorist on a highway in 2016 has died in prison, authorities announced Sunday.
James Walker, 44, was found dead in his cell at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson. fox phoenix report. Walker was serving time for aggravated assault, armed robbery and drug violations.
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James Walker, 44, who was serving a 30-year sentence for shooting at a car on an Arizona highway, was found dead in his prison cell. (Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry)
“Jail staff found Walker unresponsive inside his residence on March 2, 2024, and administered life-saving measures until paramedics arrived on scene.” arizona The Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry said in a statement. “Responding paramedics, in consultation with medical staff, pronounced Walker dead.”
Authorities say Walker appears to have taken his own life.
He was convicted of firing into several vehicles on State Route 87 in May 2016. No one was killed, but two people were injured and several vehicles were damaged.
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Walker’s death will be investigated by the coroner’s office. Walker was convicted of second-degree murder at the age of 16 in the 1995 Halloween night shooting. He was released on supervised release in 2011, and his supervised release ended in 2014, Arizona Central reported.
FOX News Digital reached out to corrections officials.
