On August 10, 2024, at about 2:30 a.m. officers in Port Arthur found 25-year-old Jaylin Marquis Johnson outside his vehicle near the intersection of Highway 73 and Highway 69 South with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary investigators say the shooting grew out of a road rage confrontation; a woman involved turned herself in and told police both she and Johnson exchanged gunfire, but it is unclear who fired first. She was interviewed and released, and the matter has been sent to the District Attorney’s Office for a grand jury decision on charges.

Jaylin Johnson, born June 29, 1999, lived in Port Arthur. Family and friends remember him for his vibrant personality; funeral services took place August 24, 2024, at Empowerment Church with Moody-Harris Funeral Home directing. Authorities ask anyone with information to contact the Port Arthur Police Department. Does anyone have information about the incident or the confrontation that preceded it?