Eighteen-year-old Terrance Johnson was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, July 28, 2023, in the 500 block of Patterson Street in Newport, Kentucky. According to police, a group had gathered for what was described as a prearranged fight when an unknown person fired shots that struck Johnson. First responders transported him to the University Hospital in Cincinnati, where he later died.

The Newport Police Department opened an active investigation and appealed to the public for information; as of late July 2023 no suspects had been formally charged and authorities said callers could remain anonymous. Terrance’s family remembers him as a fun, loving young man who planned to attend college and learn a trade. They described him as someone who was impossible to stay mad at and said they are left heartbroken and searching for answers.

If anyone was near Patterson Street on the evening of July 28, 2023, or has information about the prearranged fight or who fired the shots, please come forward.