Overview
- Walker, 23, was found fatally shot in a Central West End alley early Jan. 21 after he was reported missing the prior evening.
- Police linked the homicide to a Jan. 20 shots‑fired call, then stopped a vehicle leaving the area at Boyle and Lindell and detained a 27-year-old with a weapon.
- Prosecutors charged Jamaal Lamonte Jones with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence, and he is held at the St. Louis City Justice Center pending a Jan. 29 court appearance.
- Investigators say cellphone location data led officers to the alley, and a probable‑cause statement notes Jones claimed he fired in fear and includes a witness account of gunshots at an apartment where both men had been.
- Erica Mena and Walker’s castmates posted tributes as the investigation continues and authorities seek additional information from the public.