Darrin Estephen Johnson, a 31-year-old White/Caucasian man, was found mortally wounded the morning of August 25, 2025, in a residential area near North Sherman Avenue and East 23rd Street in Roswell. Police were called after gunfire just before 7 a.m.; Johnson knocked on a nearby door and was taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries. Local obituary notices later confirmed his identity and age as the community began to mourn.

Detectives quickly classified the incident as a homicide and began a search for the person responsible, canvassing the block, collecting witness accounts, and tracing Johnson’s last movements. An arrest warrant was reported issued the day of the shooting. On Friday afternoon, August 29, Roswell police arrested 42-year-old Steven Shane Boykin in the 80 block of East Wells Street and booked him into the Chaves County Detention Center in connection with Johnson’s killing. News coverage in the days after continued to identify Johnson as the victim and Boykin as the suspect, while family and community members prepared memorials.

If anyone saw or heard anything in the area of North Sherman and East 23rd Street the morning of August 25, or has information about Johnson’s final movements, please come forward.