 On June 7th, around 6:30 p.m., Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to St. Vincent Hospital in reference to a 3-year-old child who had accidently been shot in the head. Luckily, the injury appeared to be non-life-threatening. The mother of the child, Porsha P. Walker, told officers that she had found a box containing a handgun in her yard in the 800 block of Independence Ave. She brought the box inside of her residence and took the gun out to look at it. She said she placed the gun back in the box and placed it on her dresser. Walker told officers that her 3-year-old child got the gun out of the box while she was attending to her other two children. She said the gun went off while the child was holding the gun. Walker told officers that instead of calling 911, she called family members to pick them up and take them to the hospital.Â
With Walker’s consent, EPD Officers and Detectives searched the residence for the handgun. They located a large plastic bag on a closet shelf inside the children’s bedroom. The bag contained about 290 grams of Methamphetamine, about 4.9 grams of Marijuana, and a digital scale. After a judicially signed search warrant was obtained, detectives located another two bags of Marijuana inside of a child’s pack-n-play in the master bedroom. The handgun that the child had fired was located in the kitchen. The handgun was found to be stolen. It had been stolen out of a vehicle in March 2023.Â
Walker was arrested and charged with Neglect of a Dependent causing Serious Bodily Injury, Dealing Methamphetamine, and Theft of a Firearm. Walker’s three children were placed with the Department of Child Services. This is still an active investigation and more charges may be pending.Â
 Shooting Incident/Neglect of Dependent Arrest 800 blk Independence Ave
