The Brief
- Deaundre Bernard Walker was convicted of murder for the pre-meditated, targeted shooting of Gabriel Diosdado Arteaga in Forney in February 2024.
- A Kaufman County judge sentenced Walker, 26, to life in prison after hearing emotional testimony from the victim’s family.
- Arteaga was gunned down in his driveway; investigators confirmed the victim knew the shooter and the co-defendant.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – A Kaufman County jury has convicted Deaundre Bernard Walker of murder and a judge sentenced him to life in prison for the “pre-meditated targeted attack” that resulted in the shooting death of Forney resident Gabriel Diosdado Arteaga in February 2024.
Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced the conviction and life sentence for Walker, 26, on Friday.
The backstory:…