Harry Walker Jr.
had been charged with reckless conduct.
He showed up for his pretrial hearing on
time, but before the judge heard his
case, Walker was shot.
The alleged gunman is the same man who
had brought the reckless conduct charges
against him.
Walker had reportedly been trying to
avoid Domingo, Chico Velasquez
because of some domestic problems.
He tried to keep his whereabouts hidden.
Now, we've been doing that for several
considerable time.
According to the victim's attorney,
Velasquez believed Walker had been dating
his estranged wife who was in the
courtroom at the time of the shooting.
The murder weapon had been brought into
this courtroom undetected.
I can totally turn around, you know,
under their clothes or anything.
We don't know that.
We don't have metal detectors to check.
Everybody comes in the courtroom.
So, you know, that's where we stand on
this thing. We don't know.
The only security at a Fort Worth
courthouse is at federal court where
metal detectors are used.
But in this and other courthouses, there
are only bailiffs, no screening system,
and that concerns some judges.
I've always felt it was a little casual.
However, this lack of security has not
presented any significant problems until
today.
Up until now, I haven't had any I don't
know whether we'll have to make any
changes or not.
There was a sheriff Carpenter says he
will take a look at courthouse security,
but he doesn't anticipate any changes.
Linda Frederick, Channel 5 News
tonight in Fort Worth.