John Carldarius Johnson Jr, 25, was killed in a shooting on South Van Ness Avenue in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Los Angeles shortly before midnight on November 19, 2019. Johnson was driving a black Kia with a passenger when another vehicle pulled up beside them and an occupant opened fire; the Kia then struck a parked car. The passenger was uninjured and flagged down a passing motorist, but Johnson was pronounced dead at 12:02 a.m. on November 20, 2019.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Homicide Division handled the investigation and appealed for public help in identifying and apprehending the shooters.

Anyone who remembers seeing a black Kia or suspicious activity on South Van Ness Avenue around that time, or who has other information that could help, is asked to contact the detectives or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.