Accused stalker shot in head, keeps pursuing woman until cops arrive, OK cops say
A man recently released from prison is accused of stalking a woman and then accidentally shooting himself in the head during a struggle with her, Oklahoma police said.
Keonta Walker, 33, followed the woman in his car for several blocks on Tulsa’s northwest side on the morning of Monday, Sept. 8, leading to a violent confrontation, police said in a news release.
At about 9:45 a.m., the woman stopped at a check-cashing location, and Walker came in after her, police said. It’s unclear when the woman first noticed Walker, but she made it clear she didn’t want him near her.
“When she went into the store, she told the clerks that Walker was not with her and should not be there,” police said. The clerks told him to leave, but he didn’t go far, police said. He left the business but was waiting for her in the parking lot, police said.
After leaving the building, the woman quickly got into her car and tried to flee, but Walker “dove through the driver’s side, initiating a struggle,” police said.
Walker had a gun with him, and it went off during the struggle, “resulting in Walker shooting himself in the head,” according to police.
The woman got out of the car and ran into the store. Walker lost his gun, and several of his teeth, inside her car and despite being seriously wounded, continued pursuing the woman, police said.
He followed her into the business again, according to police. Employees put the woman into a back room for safety and ordered Walker to leave.
Officers arrived at the scene to find Walker “walking around the property,” police said, adding that he was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Officials said he will face “multiple charges” when he is released from the hospital.
Investigators said Walker had gotten out of prison after a four-year stint and was stalking the woman, though police didn’t specify a motive.
“The victim started the process for a protective order (PO), but it had not yet been served. We are going to serve the PO on him in the hospital,” the department said.