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On the evening of June 11, 2014, 17-year-old Johan Kinner was shot and killed at the St. Roch Playground in New Orleans’ St. Roch neighborhood. A student and athlete at Landry-Walker High School, Kinner — known as Yogi to friends and family — played football and basketball and had recently undergone ACL surgery. That injury reportedly limited his ability to run when gunfire erupted, and he was struck in the back and later died of his wounds.

Family members say Johan was not the intended target. The New Orleans Police Department investigated the shooting and arrested 18-year-old Danshaun Hampton, who was already in custody on unrelated firearm and probation violation charges; Hampton was booked with second-degree murder in connection with Kinner’s death. Johan’s coaches and teammates remembered him as a good student-athlete with a bright future.

If anyone knew Johan, saw what happened at the playground, or has information that could help, please come forward.