Courtney Phillip Johnson was a 22-year-old Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, whose death is recorded as a homicide. Available public materials place his death in the context of 2009, a year the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department later reported 143 murders and a 68 percent homicide clearance rate. The department’s 2009 annual report also describes a Homicide, Ministers & Community Alliance created to support families after killings with outreach, counseling, and help with funeral expenses.

No publicly verifiable arrest announcements, named suspects, or court outcomes tied specifically to Courtney Phillip Johnson were located in the reviewed materials, leaving key questions about investigation and legal resolution unanswered. If anyone knew Courtney, his movements, associates, or has information about his death, please share what is known with investigators.