Uhon Trumanna Johnson, a 31-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on October 27, 2015, at Pisgah View Apartments in Asheville, North Carolina. He was taken to Mission Hospital but died of his injuries. The Asheville Police Department opened an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting.

Authorities identified a primary suspect as 22-year-old Pierre Lamont Griffin II, an acquaintance of Johnson. After the shooting, Griffin fled in Johnson’s vehicle and was pursued across three counties. The chase was first noted when a Buncombe County deputy spotted the vehicle at a Citgo on Brevard Road; stop sticks flattened the tires but Griffin continued. The pursuit ended on Interstate 26 in Polk County after a precision immobilization maneuver. Griffin ran on foot, pointed a gun at pursuing officers, and was shot by Henderson County deputies before being taken into custody and treated at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. He faced charges including first-degree murder, reckless driving, felony larceny, and obtaining property under false pretense.

Johnson is remembered by family and friends as kind and caring; his funeral was held at Nazareth First Missionary Baptist Church. If anyone has information about Johnson, his movements that day, or the events at Pisgah View Apartments, please share what is known.