Joshua Johnson, 28, of Pittsburg, California, was found fatally shot on August 10, 2020, on Pullman Avenue in Bay Point. Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a body about 1:46 a.m.; paramedics and firefighters pronounced Johnson dead at the scene.

Despite being warned and offered protection, Johnson declined police protection. In 2019 he had pleaded to a felony assault related to the death of a 35-year-old Pittsburg man and served about a year of a two-year term.

Investigators have not named suspects or announced arrests, and authorities have not confirmed whether the 2020 killing is linked to the earlier gang threat. If any readers have information that could help the investigation, please contact the sheriff’s investigation division or submit an anonymous tip.