Brian Roshaun Johnson, a 32-year-old African American man, was shot to death on September 17, 2019, in the yard of his residence on East 8th Avenue in Red Springs, North Carolina. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

On February 24, 2020, Red Springs Police Chief Ronnie Patterson announced an arrest in the case. Austin Hakeem Fairley, 22, was charged with first-degree murder; he was already in the Robeson County Detention Center on unrelated charges and was being held without bond. Also charged in connection with the case were Latasha Michelle Fairley, 43, accused of accessory after the fact, and Angela Lynn Fairley, 19, who was being sought by police; specific charges for Angela Fairley were not released. Chief Patterson credited community assistance and investigative work in reaching this development.

Anyone with information about Brian Johnson, his death, or the people named is asked to come forward.