Rebecca Burylo

Montgomery Advertiser

A woman was shot multiple times inside her home in Elmore County on Sunday and her ex-husband has been taken into custody at the scene.

The victim was found in her Coosada residence with gunshot wounds in her chest, arm and stomach. She was immediately rushed to Baptist South hospital in Montgomery for treatment, according to Coosada Police Chief Leon Smith.

"Upon arrival of the scene, officers found Ms. Walker who appeared to have been shut multiple times," Smith said.

Two children were also present when the shooting took place and the victim's daughter was grazed by one of the bullets, Smith added.

The victim's ex-husband, Bruce Randall Walker, 48, was at the scene when police arrived and was charged with attempted murder and two assault charges. He is currently being held in the Elmore County Jail without bond.

The call of the shooting came in to the Elmore County Sheriff's Office at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday and Smith's officers were dispatched to the 6700 block of Airport Road.

The Walkers had filed their divorce six months ago, but Bruce Walker was still residing at the home, Smith said.