Statesboro lost a promising 17-year-old when Nasir Johnson was killed during a mass shooting at Pinewood Manor Apartments on Packinghouse Road. A student at Statesboro High School who ran track, played basketball and worked at a local restaurant, Johnson was found deceased after gunfire broke out during a physical altercation between two groups on the evening of January 14, 2025. Two other teenage boys, both 16, were wounded; one was airlifted to a Savannah hospital in stable condition and the other was treated locally and released.

The Statesboro Police Department opened an immediate investigation and, on January 15, executed a search warrant at an apartment on Brampton Avenue and took a 14-year-old male into custody. He was charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault. The community held a gathering at the Bulloch County Courthouse square to mourn Johnson and call for an end to youth violence.

If anyone has information about the events at Pinewood Manor Apartments on January 14, 2025, or knew Nasir, please come forward.