In a press release published on the Village of Ruidoso Facebook page on Sunday, July 14, the Ruidoso Police Department announced that a 66-year-old man had been taken into custody in relation to the murder of his female roommate.
The Ruidoso Police Department reports that Robert Walker, 66, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder, evidence tampering, careless firearm use, and possession of a controlled narcotic.
Ruidoso Police were called to 109 Mustang Drive at approximately five in the morning on Wednesday, July 10.
According to the news release, a caller to the Tularosa Basin Regional Dispatch Authority informed them that he had shot a woman in his driveway, had hidden the pistol in his bathroom, and would wait in his bedroom for the police to arrive.
Walker was discovered by the responding officers on his front porch. Ruidoso Police said that Walker was taken into custody quietly “once commands were given to him.”
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Zeba Lynette Morris-French, 55, was discovered dead in the home’s driveway by the responding police.
It was revealed to the police that Morris-French and Walker shared a room. They say Walker shot Morris-French to death, but they didn’t specify why.
The Major Crime Unit of the 12th Judicial District Attorney’s Office is looking into the case. Members of the Ruidoso Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Alamogordo Police Department, the Otero County Sheriff’s Office, and the Carrizozo, New Mexico, District Attorney’s Office make up this task force.
