Crime

Two dead and two others injured in Palm Beach County shooting, deputies say

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Eric Elijah Walker, 22, killed two people and injured two more in a Tuesday morning shooting.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Eric Elijah Walker, 22, killed two people and injured two more in a Tuesday morning shooting. PBSO

A domestic dispute in Palm Beach County ended in a shooting that killed two people and injured two others.

Eric Elijah Walker is facing charges of fist degree murder and attempted first degree murder. As of Wednesday, the 22-year-old remained in jail, according to sheriff’s office records.

Around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said Palm Beach deputies rushed to a call of a shooting in the 600 block of Snead Circle. Deputies found one man dead, and three women suffering from gunshot wounds.

The women and a child were all taken to St. Mary’s trauma center, where one of the women later died. The young child was not injured but was taken for “precautionary evaluation,” and later medically cleared.

Deputies say the shooting was domestic-related. No other details on how the shooting took place have been released.

This story was originally published November 23, 2022 at 6:48 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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