Martinsburg Police identify homicide victim

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Martinsburg Police have identified a body discovered at a residence on North Western Avenue last week as Ramon Walker, 27.

Walker’s body was found a little before 10:30 Thursday night when police responded his residence for a welfare check.

The West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office in Charleston determined that Walker had suffered a single gunshot wound and ruled the manner of death as homicide late last week.

The investigation is ongoing.