James Francis Walsh Jr., 62, of Wichita Falls, Texas, was shot and killed on the evening of July 31, 2020. He was found on the porch of a home in the 1200 block of Austin Avenue with two gunshot wounds, one to the torso and one to the head; the shooting occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m.

The man later arrested in the case, 73-year-old Jimmy Harold Wilson, told police he had gone to the residence looking for his estranged girlfriend, who had a protective order against him, and said he fired after Walsh — whom he did not know — allegedly approached him in a threatening manner. Prosecutors contended Wilson went to confront the woman and that Walsh’s killing was not justified.

Wilson was tried beginning in January 2025; the prosecution presented witness testimony and surveillance footage that it said contradicted the self-defense claim. A jury found Wilson guilty of murder and he was sentenced to life in prison. Walsh’s family attended the trial, and a relative read a victim impact statement describing the family’s pain and a desire to find a way to forgive while feeling relief at the verdict.

Did anyone in Wichita Falls see or hear anything around Austin Avenue shortly before 10:30 p.m. on July 31, 2020?