Layla D. Johnson, 16, died from a single gunshot wound to the head on February 23, 2024, at a home on West 2nd Street in Jacksonville’s New Town area. Police were called about 11:20 a.m.; Jacksonville Fire and Rescue pronounced her dead at the scene. She was born April 3, 2007, and was a resident of Jacksonville. Funeral services were handled by C.L. Page Mortuary.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detained four people for questioning and, after interviews and evidence review, identified 27-year-old Damon Otto Wilson as the suspect. Wilson was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Police obtained a search warrant for Wilson’s residence after he left the home with the gun following the shooting.

If anyone has information about Layla, the circumstances at the West 2nd Street address that morning, or the people who were there, please share what is known.