On January 14, 2019, 18-year-old Justice Devaun Johnson was fatally shot outside a fast-food restaurant near Page Avenue and Ashby Road in Overland, Missouri. Officers responded to shots fired around 7:15 p.m.; Johnson was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead. He had been in a Jeep Commander with people he knew and had been dropped off earlier to meet former high school teammates. Johnson attended Festus High School and later Kirkwood High School and had planned to enlist in the Navy the day after he was killed.

Investigators, with assistance from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, identified several people of interest. Nineteen-year-old Joseph Jordan III, a former teammate, was arrested and charged with tampering with physical evidence after allegedly wiping down the Jeep Commander. Law enforcement named Tabyus Mace as the primary suspect and alleged shooter; witnesses reported seeing Mace in the vehicle after the shooting. Authorities described the incident as involving acquaintances rather than a random attack and continued to seek information about Mace’s whereabouts.

If anyone has information about Justice Johnson’s killing or the location of Tabyus Mace, please contact CrimeStoppers or local investigators.