Desmond Johnson was 27, a Black man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and on the night of October 19, 2016 he was shot dead along Alaska Street in the area near LSU. The shooting transformed a routine Wednesday into a scene of flashing lights and urgent responders; by the time help arrived the shooter had already fled and Johnson was mortally wounded.

Those gaps mean the case ends, in public form, with the loss itself rather than with accountability or resolution. Desmond was a son, a friend, someone with a laugh and plans whose life was cut short on that street.

If anyone knew Desmond or has information about what happened on Alaska Street that night, please share what you remember.