An argument during a Thursday evening basketball game at Grace Life Fellowship Church in Baton Rouge turned deadly for 18-year-old Christopher CJ Joe. The shooting happened on January 22, 2026, at about 8:15 p.m.; Christopher was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and died on January 24, 2026, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed.

Christopher was a native and resident of Baton Rouge. Law enforcement identified and arrested 51-year-old Lee Andrew Johnson in Livingston Parish; Johnson was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and was initially charged with attempted second-degree murder, with prosecutors expected to seek upgraded charges after Christopher’s death.

Anyone who was at the church that night or who has information about the altercation is asked to come forward with what they know.