Willie Robert Henderson Jr., 58, was fatally shot on the night of September 4, 2023, in Racine near Victory and Arthur Avenues. He was sitting in his vehicle, backing out of a driveway, when multiple gunshots struck him. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators say the shooting was not random but that Henderson appears not to have been the intended target. The alleged shooter may have mistaken Henderson for someone else; the dispute that prompted the attack reportedly involved the son of a nearby resident and centered on a female. The gunman fired several rounds into the vehicle’s windshield and then three rounds into the nearby home, where two children were inside.

On September 11 U.S. Marshals arrested 31-year-old Tommy Johnson of Mount Pleasant in Franklin. He was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and possession of a firearm by an out-of-state felon; a Racine court set bond at $500,000.

If anyone has information about Henderson, the shooting, or the events that led up to that night, please share what is known.