State Trooper Chad Walker, shot Friday night in the line of duty, has “no viable brain activity” and is currently on life support until he can share the gift of life as an organ donor,” the Departm
State Trooper Chad Walker no longer displays signs of viable brain activity and remains on life-support after being shot in the head and abdomen Friday night on U.S. 84 in Mexia.
DPS released the following Monday afternoon.
Rylee Walker’s pen of rabbits sold for $7,000 to conclude the 2021 Limestone County Fair Association Sale. A donated hog brought a total of $8,000 for the family. There was over $58,000 given in add-ons for the Walker family. Add-ons will still be accepted for the next several weeks. The 2021 Sale brought over $360,000, not including add-ons.
Hours later, DPS Spokesman Ryan Howard said Pinson Jr. was found dead from what appeared to be a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"Earlier this evening, a 36-year-old man was found deceased with what is suspected to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a residence on Highway 84, west of Mexia, Texas. The deceased was the suspect in a shooting that injured Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol Trooper Chad Walker on Friday evening."
Groesbeck Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 16 to discuss financial matters and the Heritage Festival.