On the evening of Friday, April 3, 2026, 21-year-old Nejeh Williams was shot and killed outside the Dave’s Hot Chicken on Victory Drive in Savannah. Officers arrived around 5:00 p.m.; Williams, also known to friends as Naddy or Rich, was found with a gunshot wound and died at the scene. The area in the Victory Crossing shopping center was cordoned off for several hours while detectives processed the scene and nearby businesses were placed on lockdown.

Police quickly took a person of interest into custody and recovered a firearm. Authorities identified the suspect as 19-year-old Jakobie Johnson, an employee of the restaurant; he was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault and booked into the Chatham County Jail. Investigators have not released the specific details that led to the confrontation.

Funeral arrangements were announced by Williams’s family: a viewing on April 17, a funeral service on April 18, 2026, and burial at Magnolia Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Savannah. Does anyone have information about the events outside the restaurant that evening or knew Nejeh and can help fill in what happened?