Nathaniel Johnson, a Black man from Swainsboro, Georgia, was found shot to death outside his home at 325 Mable Avenue on the morning of January 2, 2013. His body was discovered around 8:30 a.m., and investigators believed the shooting occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Police said he suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Signs of a violent end were reported near the back door, where Johnson’s keys were found and family members described what looked like a struggle as if he had tried to make it back inside.

Swainsboro Police Chief Randy Ellison described Johnson as a disabled veteran who lived humbly and did not appear to have obvious enemies. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation joined the Swainsboro Police Department and the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office in the inquiry.

Did anyone in Swainsboro or the surrounding area have information about Nathaniel Johnson or the circumstances that night?