Carlos Johnson, a 20-year-old African American man, was shot and died on July 8, 2017, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Officers responded to reports of gunshots on the 700 block of South 25th Street around 4:35 P.M., and the local hospital notified police about a man with gunshot wounds who was later pronounced dead at 6:07 P.M. at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon.

An 18-year-old Mount Vernon resident, Roderick Shondale Oats Jr., was identified as the primary suspect and was arrested the same night in Benton, Illinois. Oats was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with Johnson’s death. Several witnesses provided information used in the investigation.

Carlos was born October 1, 1996, in Mount Vernon to parents Carlos Tashon Foulks and LA Shalone’ Johnson. If anyone has information about the shooting or remembers events on South 25th Street that afternoon, please share what is known.