Johnathan Johnnie Carter was 15 when he was shot and killed on July 6, 2016, near his home in the Lakeshore neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. Officers responded to a report of a shooting about 5 a.m. in the 2200 block of Vista Avenue and found Johnnie had been shot. He would have turned 16 later that month.

JSO has not identified any suspects and says an altercation occurred at the scene before the shooting; witnesses were being interviewed. Family remembered Johnnie as outgoing and fun-loving — he liked skateboarding, parkour tricks, football, reading (his favorite book was Black Beauty), and watching the Jaguars and Florida Gators. His mother Erica said he was protective of his siblings and close to his family.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to an arrest, and the family continues to work with law enforcement asking the public for information. If anyone knew Johnnie or has details about the early-morning altercation on Vista Avenue, please come forward.