Michael Kendrell Judson, known on the streets as Ghost, was fatally shot in Baton Rouge in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2010. He was 22, born December 19, 1987, and suffered multiple gunshot wounds in what was recorded as the city’s first homicide of that year.

Judson grew up in Baton Rouge and attended Istrouma and McKinley high schools. He enjoyed sports and music and was described as someone who could make people smile, but his name was also tied to the city’s street life. He was reported to have been an alleged enforcer and hitman, a founder of the Bottom Boy Gorillas clique, and linked to rapper Torrance Lil Boosie Hatch. He had been implicated in the October 21, 2009, killing of Terry Boyd during the related trial.

Some observers have suggested the shooting may have followed an altercation or been carried out by someone close to him, but those theories have not led to arrests. If anyone knew Michael Ghost Judson or has information about his death, please share what is known.