(CNN) After being shot in the line of duty last week, a Texas state trooper has died, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Trooper Chad Walker, 38, stopped to assist a driver alongside a highway near Mexia, Texas, on Friday when the driver exited the vehicle and shot him multiple times, according to series of tweets from DPS over the weekend. "Trooper Walker's horrific murder is a solemn reminder of the dangers law enforcement officers face every day to keep our communities safe," Texas Gov. Walker was transported to a hospital in Waco following the shooting, DPS said. DPS announced Walker's death Wednesday afternoon.

Source: CNN April 01, 2021 10:41 UTC