Raymond Bernard Johnson, a 60-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on the night of October 2, 2019, in Jewett, Texas. The shooting occurred off Country Road 322 and Johnson died at the scene after an altercation. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Rangers responded to the incident.

Authorities say 62-year-old Artis Perkins shot Johnson; Perkins was arrested and held on a $1 million bond. The exact circumstances and sequence of events during the altercation remain central to the investigation and to ongoing legal proceedings. Friends and family mourn Johnson’s death and the community is following the case closely.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or was in the area of Country Road 322 that evening, does any detail about the events or the people involved help clarify what happened?