Joseph Johnson, 28, was found dead outside his Baton Rouge home on Breckenridge Avenue in the early morning of December 28, 2019. He had apparent gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene about 4:30 a.m. Investigators say the shooting did not happen at the residence; evidence indicates Johnson was shot on Pocahontas Street and then transported in a private vehicle to his home, where he was discovered.

The Baton Rouge Police Department continued investigating the circumstances of his death as they tried to reconstruct events leading to the shooting. On January 16, 2020, police arrested 41-year-old Reginald Broadway of Jennings and booked him on a charge of second-degree murder. No motive or details about any relationship between Johnson and Broadway were released at that time.

If anyone has information about Johnson’s movements on December 27–28, 2019, or saw activity on Pocahontas Street that night, please share what you know.