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Walker Pleads Guilty in Fatal Shooting | Virginia Beach News
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James Council Walker Jr. just pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal November 2025 shooting of 62-year-old Carlos Basnight in Portsmouth — a crime that also involved robbery and firearm violations. Surveillance captured Walker approaching Basnight’s car with a gun, firing four shots, stealing cash, and fleeing. Basnight died at the scene. Walker now faces 30 years in prison plus five years supervised probation. A co-defendant, Samuel Edwards, remains charged with aggravated murder, with his next court date set for September.
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