Leon Red Johnson, 74, was found shot to death inside his LaSalle Street home in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He had lived at that address for nearly five decades. Authorities described the discovery on January 22, 2023 as suspicious, and investigators treated the death as a homicide.

Surveillance footage from the evening of January 21, 2023 showed three people approaching Johnson’s front door. Police say the three forced entry intending to steal money or marijuana. Johnson was shot while reportedly trying to defend himself during the home invasion.

Three suspects were identified: Emmanuel Williams Jr., Daenerian Evans, and Charles Little Jr. Evans and Little pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and in August 2023 were each sentenced to 20 to 60 years. A jury found Williams guilty of first-degree murder; on August 31, 2023 he received life without parole plus a consecutive 14 to 30 years for a first-degree home invasion gun charge.

If anyone knew Leon Red Johnson or has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.