The Murder of Tyreece Walker (SOLVED)

Tyreece Walker was a thirty-two-year old transgender woman who was murdered on May 1, 2016 in her apartment in Wichita, Kansas. Tyreece worked the front desk at the complex on the 2500 block of W. Wildwood where she lived and was ultimately murdered. According to a friend only identified as Victoria, Walker aspired to get a college degree in either psychology or social work, so that she could become a counselor, to help others with similar issues that she faced.

On May 1, 2016 at 9:50 PM officers were called to investigate a reported disturbance at South Richmond Avenue and Wildwood Lane in Wildwood Park. Upon entering Tyreece's apartment, police found her body inside, dead from apparent stab wounds. Two days later a sixteen-year old boy was charged with the murder, with police saying they do not believe that a hate crime occurred due to their investigation uncovering the crime was not motivated by bias. Police are also investigating claims that Walker attempted to sexually assault the minor. A friend of the victim's said that the attempted sexual assault allegation by the suspect's family were completely false and that it was "out-of-character" for Tyreece.

The friend states that Walker had been getting harassed by residents of the apartment complex and Wichita residents in general; even going as far as to leave items at her door. Social media posts by people claiming to have known Tyreece say that she "kept them laughing all the time". A GoFundMe page set up by the victim's friends to cover funeral costs, describe her as "a loving, playful spirit, who only wanted the best for others." going on to say "She would have given her last piece of bread to make sure others were not hungry."

In 2018 the teenager charged in the homicide was sentenced to serve time in juvenile corrections until the age of twenty-two-and-a-half years old with aftercare until age twenty-three-years old. If the teen violates his sentence or aftercare, he could face one-hundred-sixty-five months in an adult prison.