17-year-old Gets 22 Years for Fatal Shooting
October 29, 2024

ST. LOUIS, MO (October 29, 2024) — Robert Walker Jr., 17, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action for the fatal shooting of Robert Green, 23, in the 5100 block of Greer Avenue in the City’s Kingsway West neighborhood on August 26, 2023.


Walker, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, had gotten into a dispute with Green over the sale of a gun. Walker chased Green out of a gangway, shooting him multiple times. When Green collapsed in the street, Walker shot him twice in the head and took Green’s gun. The incident was captured on video.


Walker was sentenced to 22 years in prison; 19 for the murder and three for armed criminal action.


The case was prosecuted by Assistant Circuit Attorney Grant Simon.



The defendant’s case number is 2422-CR01635-01.

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For Immediate Release

For more information contact:

Amber Raub

Public Information Officer

St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

rauba@stlouiscao.org

314-589-6233 (office)

314-312-9912 (cell)

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