On the evening of April 3, 2023, 23-year-old Antonio Johnson was shot multiple times on Harelson Street near Fairfields Avenue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and died at the scene. The shooting initially left investigators without a known motive or identified shooter or shooters.

The investigation moved forward over the following two weeks. On April 19, 2023, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force, Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives located and arrested three men at a hotel on North Harrells Ferry Road. The arrestees were identified as 25-year-old Mark Shorter, 22-year-old Javan Shorter, and 21-year-old Terry Barnes. All three were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Johnson’s death.

The circumstances that led to the fatal shooting on April 3 remain part of the ongoing legal process. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Johnson’s movements that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.