In the early hours of a Sunday morning in 2016, Ryan Rudy Johnson, 24, and his older brother Joshua Johnson were found inside a vehicle at the intersection of Pauger and North Miro streets in New Orleans. Both had been shot multiple times and were pronounced dead at the scene. Ryan, known as Rudy, was a father to a daughter, Jaci Monae Johnson, and described by people who knew him as sweet, calm, and mild-spirited. His sister is Antonia Toya Johnson.

The case led to arrest and prosecution. A jury in September 2019 found Antoine Edwards guilty on two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Ryan and Joshua Johnson, and Edwards received a mandatory life sentence for each murder. The verdict and sentences concluded the criminal trial and brought a legal resolution for the family.