SEATTLE — It's been nearly a week since a woman was shot and killed in Seattle's Central District neighborhood. Her family is hoping for answers to find her killer.
Eboni Walker, a single mom of four, was shot and killed last Wednesday.
"Our family lost a lot when we lost her," said Shirley Wroten, Walker's aunt.
Eboni's four sons, between the ages of 11 and 23, are now left without a mother.
"Her life centered around her kids. That's what meant the most to her was making sure her kids didn't want for anything and that's why she worked so hard," Wroten said.
The 41-year-old often worked double shifts for an agency that helps provide food, clothing, and shelter to those experiencing homelessness.
"She wanted to provide not just for her family but the community. She was a giver," Wroten said.
Walker's family said that's what she was doing the night she died. Her family said she was on a break before her second shift when she was shot and killed last Wednesday night.
"Your heart just sinks. You don't think something like that is going to happen, but when it does happen, it shocks you to the core," Wroten said.
Seattle police said officers were near the area and heard the gunfire. Police were nearby because of a shooting just hours earlier outside of Garfield High School that injured a teen girl.
Police said Walker was found lying on the sidewalk. First responders tried to save her, but she died on the scene.
"I'm sure people in that community are like what is going on, where is our protection, where are the police, how can we come together to make sure it doesn’t happen again to someone's daughter, someone’s mother," Wroten said.
According to the Seattle Police Department's crime dashboard, comparing January 2023 to January 2024, the number of shootings or shots fired is nearly the same.
As for who's responsible for Walker's death, police are still working to determine a suspect description and what led up to the shooting.
Eboni's family hopes someone comes forward with information.
"We’ll never have closure with Eboni being gone, that’s for sure, but we just need somebody to say I saw something, this color car, or that license plate or something to give us and police some type of lead," Wroten said.
Eboni's family set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and funds to care for her sons.