Seventeen-year-old Jyran Johnson, a junior at L.B. Landry High School, was found with gunshot wounds on October 6, 2025, in the 3700 block of Texas Drive in Algiers. Police discovered him near an apartment complex around 8 p.m., still wearing his school uniform. He died at the scene.

Johnson’s family described him as a bright student who loved drawing and wanted to be an architect. His mother, Janita Johnson, spoke about the family’s pain and confusion after the killing, and community advocates highlighted youth gun violence and called for more conflict resolution and peace-building efforts.

On November 3, 2025, police announced the arrest of a suspect. Seventeen-year-old Ronald Smith Jr. was taken into custody in Oklahoma City with U.S. Marshals’ assistance and faces a charge of second-degree murder in connection with Johnson’s death.

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