Johnny Lewis Stevenson Jr., 47, of the Florida City area, was fatally shot on September 17, 2024, after intervening in a fight involving his daughter. The fight began on a school bus and continued onto the street in the 1400 block of Northwest 1st Court. Witnesses say 22-year-old Kentarian Cross produced a gun and shot Stevenson in the stomach during the altercation.

Stevenson was taken by private vehicle to a hospital and then airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center, where he died of his wounds. Cellphone video of the fight and the large crowd was circulated and assisted police in identifying Cross, who was seen with a firearm and surrendered to authorities the day after the shooting. Cross faces second-degree murder with a weapon charges.

Stevenson is described by relatives as a devoted father to 14 children and a role model. His family has expressed deep grief and frustration that the shooter’s surrender cannot bring him back. Did anyone in the Florida City area see the bus or the crowd around Northwest 1st Court that afternoon?