Elijah Thomas Johnson, 21, a Black man from Carnegie, was shot and killed inside a Walnut Street home in Ellsworth, Washington County, on the night of August 17, 2025. First responders were called shortly after 11 p.m.; calls were reported around 11:12 p.m., and Johnson was found gravely wounded and pronounced dead at the scene. Reports place the shooting at or near 24 Walnut Street.

Pennsylvania State Police identified and arrested 18-year-old Christopher Tarkelo Harper of Ellsworth within a day. Authorities say Harper forced his way into the residence where his former girlfriend, who was pregnant, was staying, encountered Johnson, and shot him once during a confrontation. Prosecutors charged Harper with criminal homicide, burglary, and carrying a firearm without a license; a judge later ordered him held without bond and bound the case over for trial after witnesses identified him at a preliminary hearing.

If anyone knew Elijah, his movements that night, or saw activity on Walnut Street around 11 p.m. on August 17, please share what you know.