Kerisha Johnson was 36 and days from her due date when she was shot and killed in Baton Rouge on April 16, 2023. She was arriving to pick up people from a party on North Carrollton Avenue and was struck while sitting in her vehicle. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene; her unborn child also died.

When Johnson returned in a similar car, a group outside the party allegedly mistook her vehicle for that earlier car and opened fire as she tried to leave. Investigators say the suspects used video to track Johnson’s vehicle before the shooting.

Five teenagers were arrested in the days and months after the slaying: Marques Porch, Gregory Parker, Derrick Curry, Desmond Robinson (all 19), and 18-year-old Torey Campbell. Charges include second-degree murder, first-degree murder, and first-degree feticide; Porch was employed part time by the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office at the time of his arrest and was later terminated.

If anyone knew Kerisha or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.