Reid Walker Obituary, Death Cause – An Erie couple whose deaths are being investigated as a possible case of murder-suicide have been named by the coroner for Erie County. Coroner Lyell Cook stated that the office of the coroner is now searching for family who may claim the corpse of one of the two victims. Cook revealed the couple’s identities on Wednesday afternoon, naming them as Reid Walker, age 79, and Deborah Walker, age 62. Cook stated that the couple resided at a home in the 1400 block of East 28th Street, which is where both of their bodies were discovered early on Tuesday morning after having been shot. Both victims were declared dead at the site by Cook around 1:30 in the morning.
Tuesday, after emergency personnel had been dispatched to the residence on the initial report of a probable unattended death and had been there for more than an hour. The incident was ruled a murder-suicide by the coroner who responded to the scene Tuesday afternoon. According to the authorities, they have a strong suspicion that Reid Walker shot and killed Deborah Walker before turning the gun on himself. According to the report made by the police, Reid Walker was discovered inside the house seated in a wheelchair, and Deborah Walker was discovered sitting on a couch.
The officers were able to retrieve a pistol from inside the property. According to what Cook revealed in the middle of the day on Wednesday, the corpse of Deborah Walker has been identified, but his staff is still looking for relatives who can identify Reid Walker’s remains. There is no way to determine how long the couple had been deceased when their bodies were discovered. Someone who was able to look inside the property reportedly reported to the Erie police department that they seen what seemed to be a deceased individual sitting in a chair inside the home.
