Walker Fielder Death: Police Looking For Suspect Seth Rokitka In Oxford Hit-And-Run Incident

A University of Mississippi student died and another was left injured in a hit-and-run incident that happened in the wee hours of Sunday. Both students were found in a parking lot on the campus. Police have arrested one person, while another suspect remains on the lam.

The accident resulted in the death of 21-year-old student Walker Fielder, from Madison. He was pursuing a degree in Finance from the university.

The details of the injured person, a woman, were not revealed. She was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital, along with Fielder after the accident, and then transferred to the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, WLBT reported.

“We have identified the suspects as Seth Rokitka and Tristan Holland, both of Collierville, Tennessee,” the Oxford Police Department said in a statement. “Moments ago in Shelby County, Tennessee, Holland was taken into custody for accessory after the fact and will face extradition back to Oxford.”

Officers are now searching for Rokitka and have requested help from the public.

“We are working actively with local, state, and federal officials to bring Rokitka into custody. He is driving a Toyota Tundra with Tennessee license plate number 0J76U6,” police said.

Brent Marsh, the dean of students at the university, issued a statement alerting students about the resources available should they need help coping with the distressing incident, Oxford Eagle reported.

Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill said, “I promise you that these families and finding justice for these students are our top priorities and the case will be handled with as much compassion as possible for those involved.”

“I am writing to you tonight as a Mother with a broken heart for these families, for their precious friends, for their sorority sisters and fraternity brothers, for their hometowns, and for our community as we all weather another terrible storm. I am writing to ask you for your prayers for Walker’s Mom and Dad and Sister as they mourn the loss of this young man who was handsome and kind and talented and loved by so many,” she wrote.

“Pray for peace and comfort for them that only comes from our Heavenly Father. I am asking you to pray for complete healing for the female student. Please pray for wisdom for her doctors and nurses. Please pray that her injuries and her heart would heal. The physical and emotional pain these families are experiencing is unimaginable,” Tannehill added.

Anyone with information about Rokitka’s location can contact the Oxford Police Department at 662-232-2400 or CrimeStoppers at 662-234-8799.