Taylor Man Charged in Shooting of Brother and Sister
Published on August 21, 2025
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Walter Ray Swinea, 68, of Taylor, in connection the assault of his 66-year-old girlfriend, the non-fatal shooting of his 67-year-old sister, and the fatal shooting of his brother, Roy Swinea Jr., 60, all of Taylor.
On August 18, 2025, at approximately 4:38 p.m., Taylor police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 9500 block of Cass Avenue for a reported assault. While enroute, officers were informed that two males had arrived at the residence and two individuals had been injured in a shooting.
Upon their arrival, officers located the defendant’s brother and sister lying in the grass in front of the residence, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds . Medics arrived on the scene and transported both victims to a local hospital for treatment. Mr. Roy Swinea succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased later the same day.
It is alleged that the defendant physically assaulted his 66-year-old girlfriend. It is further alleged that a verbal altercation between the defendant and his sister and brother escalated, and Defendant Swinea produced and fired a handgun multiple times, fatally wounding his brother and non-fatally wounding his sister.
Walter Ray Swinea has been charged with Second-Degree Murder, Assault with Intent to Murder, Domestic Violence, Assault and Battery, and two counts of Felony Firearm.*
He was arraigned and remanded to jail this afternoon in 23rd District Couty before Judge Victoria Shackelford. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for September 3, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for September 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., before Judge Victoria Shackelford.
Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Taylor Police Department.
*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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