Nalton Johnson Jr, a 16-year-old from Miami, was shot in the head on the night of January 17, 2020, at the Lincoln Fields Apartments at NW 64th Street and NW 20th Avenue in Miami-Dade County. He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and placed on life support, but died three days later on January 20, 2020.

Described as polite and a sports lover, Nalton’s death prompted vigils and public expressions of grief across the Liberty City community. Miami-Dade police are investigating the shooting and have asked the public to help identify the gunman; no arrests have been announced and the motive remains unclear.

If anyone has information about the shooting at Lincoln Fields that night, or knew Nalton and what he was doing that evening, contact Miami-Dade detectives.