A Shreveport man convicted in Caddo District Court last month for killing a convenience store clerk in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Damion Daron Sherfield, 23, received the mandatory sentence from Caddo District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr. for the February 15, 2022 second-degree murder of Roderick Walker, 29. The sentence must be served without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
Sherfield murdered Mr. Walker inside the Village Food Store in the 5300 block of Jewella Avenue, after talking to the manager and confronting the victim on his way out. Sherfield pulled out a gun and fired three shots at Mr. Walker, one striking him in the chest. Sherfield then fled the scene and did not surrender to authorities until two days later. Mr. Walker was transported to Ochsner LSU Health hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
The defense called Sherfield’s mother, who was sitting in a car outside the store at the time, as well as Sherfield himself, in an attempt to establish self-defense or provocation by Mr. Walker, arguments rejected by the jury.
Assistant District Attorneys Christopher Bowman and Jason Waltman prosecuted the case. Katie Ferguson and Madison Crusan defended Sherfield.
The case was docket No. 387699.
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