On the evening of December 23, 2019, 31-year-old Justin Rayshun Johnson was shot in the 1300 block of 34th Street Ensley in west Birmingham. Officers from the West Precinct responded to a report of two people shot and found Johnson and an unidentified second victim with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a local hospital, where Johnson’s injuries proved fatal and he was pronounced dead.

The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation into Johnson’s death. Authorities did not immediately release details about what led up to the shooting, and no suspects or arrests were publicly identified in the days following the incident. The second victim’s condition was not publicly detailed.

Anyone with information about this shooting or who knew Justin is asked to contact the Birmingham Police Department.