On March 21, 2023, 59-year-old Willie Johnson was shot multiple times at a home on Sunflower Place in the Garden City subdivision of DeKalb County. Officers responded about 3:20 p.m.; emergency medical services transported Johnson to a nearby hospital, where he later died of his wounds. The investigation was classified as a homicide and a heavy police presence, with crime scene tape, was reported in the Stonecrest neighborhood as detectives worked the scene.

No motive or information about individuals involved has been released, and no arrests have been publicly announced. If anyone saw or heard anything in the Garden City or Stonecrest area around midafternoon on March 21, 2023, please share what you know with investigators.