Sebastian Tayez Johnson, 23, died June 5, 2022, in Salisbury, North Carolina. He was born October 11, 1998. Family remembered him as kind, gentle and outspoken; he attended the Rowan-Salisbury School System and worked at various jobs with his father. He is survived by parents Su-lin and Daryl Johnson, his son Xzayveon Martinez Johnson, daughters Nellie Rose Chaffin and Amelia Namiko Stevenson, siblings and grandparents.

Public remembrances and obituaries do not provide details about how he died, nor do they mention arrests, suspects or ongoing legal matters. The circumstances surrounding his death have not been widely reported and remain private in the available notices.

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