Midwest
Arkansas preacher who was shot while sharing gospel forgives gunman: 'We can't hold bitterness and anger'
Reverend Larry Oneal Walker spends his Sundays preaching at a busy intersection in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
The street preacher recently spoke out after a gunman opened fire while he was sharing the gospel on June 2. Walker reflected on the moment that could have taken his life.
Walker told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview that a man aggressively approached him and attempted to grab his microphone. (See the video at the top of this article.)
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When Walker told the man he could not have it, the man said he had a gun.
The two struggled, and the man shot him.
Street preacher Larry Oneal Walker prays at a busy Arkansas intersection every Sunday. (LaKiesa Walker)
“I fell to the ground, checked my side with a handful of blood. The next thing I did was put my hands on my head and started praying,” Walker said.
Walker said he forgives the man who shot him, citing John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son.”
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“As a Christian, we must forgive one another,” said Walker.
“We can’t hold bitterness and anger and strife in our hearts against one another.”
Rev. Larry Oneal Walker has been preaching for over 50 years; he’s been preaching in the streets for the past 15 years. “I see miracles all the time, all the time,” he told Fox News Digital. (LaKiesa Walker)
Walker said the doctors told him the manner in which the bullet entered the side of his body was “a miracle” as it grazed past his vital organs.
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“I see miracles all the time, all the time. That’s why I said, ‘I cannot die. I will not die. I can’t get sick. I will not get sick because the Lord has given me life,’” he said.
LaKeisa Walker, Walker’s daughter, said it was a horrific moment when she answered the phone and learned that her father had been shot.
Larry Oneal Walker was shot on June 2 while preaching at a busy Arkansas intersection. (LaKiesa Walker)
“We were standing on the scripture that, ‘No weapon formed against you shall prosper,’ so we believed that that was a weapon formed against him, but it did not prosper… God manifested a healing, a miracle through him that day,” she told Fox News Digital.
She said her father’s story touched not just the Arkansas community, but hers in Texas as well.
“They are just like, ‘That was God.’ It strengthened not only my faith, but the whole community,” she said.
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Walker has been preaching for the past 50 years.
He began street preaching 15 years ago.
“This is why our nation has been so strong, because we believe in the Almighty God,” said Walker.
Walker told Fox News Digital that he forgives the man who shot him on June 2, adding, “We can’t hold bitterness and anger and strife in our hearts against one another.” (LaKeisa Walker)
He said America is healing — and that the loss of faith across the country has led to confusion and division.
Between 2007 and 2021, the percentage of adults who identify as not religiously affiliated has grown from 16% to 29%, according to the Pew Research Center.
“America had been wounded with this evil spirit of hate,” said Walker.
“Well, we’re loving people. America [is] the best, blessed nation on the planet. There is no other nation greater than America.”
Eighty percent of U.S. adults say that religion has lost its influence in society, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in February.
“We need to turn to God.”
LaKeisa Walker said, “We need to turn to God. I think this can be a beginning, a genesis of a movement across the country… Turn to God in such a time as this that our world is heading in right now.”
Walker has not had any contact with the suspect since the incident.
The individual, identified as 20-year-old Latarryes Bush of North Little Rock, is currently being held without bond, pending his initial court appearance in North Little Rock District Court, Fox News Digital learned in a media release shared by the North Little Rock Police Department.
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South Dakota
South Dakota man faces abuse charges after authorities called to NW Iowa casino
LARCHWOOD, Iowa (KIWA) – A Tea, South Dakota man has been arrested on a felony domestic abuse charge after an incident near Larchwood.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the Lyon County Clerk of Court’s Office by the Iowa State Patrol, 45-year-old Beau Christensen of Tea is accused of assaulting his girlfriend in their hotel room at Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort near Larchwood. He was arrested on Wednesday, July 8.
In his statement, the state trooper who filed the report says Christensen put his hands around the victim’s neck. The victim stated she could not breathe while this was happening.
Christensen was charged with domestic abuse assault – impeding air or blood flow, a class D felony. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana.
He faces a preliminary hearing on Friday, July 10.
At last report, Christensen remained in the Lyon County Jail in Rock Rapids in lieu of a $6000 bond.
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Wisconsin
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, officials in standoff with homeowner over year-round skeleton display
The city of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has ordered a homeowner to take down his year-round giant skeleton display or face fines, but the homeowner is standing firm and refusing, even as the deadline to remove the display has passed.
Now there’s a skeleton standoff.
The city cited ordinance violations in their order for Sean Oster to dismantle the lawn decorations. The notice specifically references “large Halloween decorations being displayed not during the appropriate time of year.”
Oster was also ordered to make other improvements to his property.
But Oster has refused to take down the display, which is re-dressed as the year goes on and is currently sporting a Fourth of July theme. The Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm, has come to his aid, saying the city’s actions violate Oster’s First Amendment rights.
City administrators declined to comment, citing a pending investigation. Neighbors have been divided by the display; some say they’re fine with it, and think it brings fun and positivity to the neighborhood, but some others want to see it removed and say the lawn should be kept up better and more consistently.
Oster said he’s hoping to reach an agreement with the city, and said he’s corrected all other violations outside of the display.
Detroit, MI
DPD investigating after human remains found in home on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Human remains were found in a furnace of an home on Detroit’s west side, the Detroit Police Department tells us.
The remains was found by an individual working on the home in the 5200 block of S Clarendon just after 11 a.m.
Anyone with information can call 313-596-2260 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-SpeakUp.
Stay with WXYZ.com for updates on this developing story.
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