Tyrese Johnson, 24, was shot and killed just after midnight on October 15, 2025, in the 2400 block of South 21st Street in Waco. Officers were called to the area around 12:20–12:30 a.m. and found Johnson suffering from a gunshot wound inside an apartment complex; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin were notified and memorial listings record his death at that date and location.

Police publicly identified Johnson the day after the shooting. Investigators arrested 24-year-old Joshua Aaron Chappell and booked him on a manslaughter charge; authorities said the case remained under investigation but that they believed the incident was isolated with no ongoing threat to the public. Local coverage noted this death among Waco’s active 2025 homicide investigations.

If anyone has information about Tyrese Johnson, his movements that night, or the shooting at South 21st Street, please share what you know.