On November 20, 2022, 22-year-old Jessie Johnson was killed in a daylight ambush while inside a vehicle in the 9000 block of South Choctaw Drive in Baton Rouge. Occupants of a Ford F-150 opened fire on Johnson’s vehicle; Johnson was fatally wounded at the scene and a 25-year-old passenger suffered multiple gunshot wounds but was expected to survive.

Baton Rouge Police located the suspect truck on Airline Highway and a short pursuit ended in the 10600 block of Airline Highway, where the suspects abandoned the vehicle. Officers apprehended 18-year-old Jakai Johnson after a brief foot chase; he was booked on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and illegal use of a weapon. A second suspect, 19-year-old Demonte Johnson, was arrested in Garyville on the same charges. Police say a third person involved remained at large and asked the public for help identifying and locating that individual.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the unidentified suspect is asked to contact the Baton Rouge Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit or Crime Stoppers.