Trooper Chad Walker succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained five days earlier when he was ambushed while stopping to assist what he believed was a disabled vehicle near Mexia, Texas.
As he pulled behind the vehicle on the shoulder, the driver exited and opened fire with a handgun, shooting through the windshield of the patrol car before it had come to a full stop. Trooper Walker was struck in the head and abdomen.
The driver fled into a wooded area and remained at large until committing suicide the following day.
Trooper Walker was transported to a local hospital where doctors determined that he could not survive his wounds. They kept him on life support until March 31st, 2021, when his organs were donated.
Trooper Walker had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for six years and had 18 years of law enforcement experience with various departments. He is survived by his wife, 15-year-old son, twin 7-year-old daughters, and a two-month-old daughter.