Mikesha Johnson, 21, was found shot and dumped on the side of Pembroke Road near the Hollywood–Hallandale Beach border in the early hours of March 5, 2024. Hallandale Beach officers arrived after a vehicle had dropped off an unconscious, injured woman; Johnson had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and died at the scene despite efforts by police and fire rescue.

Detectives linked Johnson to 21-year-old Omar Simpson after establishing they had met earlier that evening at a house party. Simpson was arrested on a charge of first-degree premeditated murder with a firearm and booked into the Broward jail without bond. Johnson’s mother, Bernell Rutherford, said she plans to attend court proceedings to push for sentencing. The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Broward Crime Stoppers.