Posted Saturday, July 16, 2016 12:00 am

A Jasper man has been charged with attempted murder after his 14-year-old daughter was shot last weekend, Walker County Sheriff Jim Underwood said Friday. An arrest warrant was served on 43-year-old Michael Wayne Walker Thursday at UAB Hospital, where he is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. A $500,000 cash bond has been set. Walker will be transferred to the Walker County Jail upon his release from the hospital, Underwood said. Walker’s daughter was released from the hospital on Wednesday, according to Underwood. The sheriff’s department was notified Sunday morning that a 14-year-old girl had been brought to Walker Baptist Medical Center by her mother after being shot in the back of the head. Deputies were en route to 829 Boldo Road, the residence where the shooting had reportedly occurred, when Walker called the sheriff’s department threatening to harm himself. A motive for the shooting has not been released. No further arrests are expected. Underwood commended Sgt. Ray Capps and Sgt. Tim Thomas for their work in the case.