On July 5, 2024, 54-year-old Roderick Wayne Johnson Sr. was shot in Huntsville, Texas, suffering severe injuries. He fought those injuries for about 11 weeks and died on September 22, 2024. Funeral services were held on October 5, 2024, at Grace Methodist Church in Huntsville; he was remembered as a devoted father, grandfather, and friend known for kindness and generosity.

The primary suspect in the July shooting is 20-year-old Sasha Kaylice James. She was arrested on July 9, 2024, on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and had outstanding warrants for felony theft of a firearm and evading arrest from 2022. A motion to revoke her felony probation for the firearm theft was filed on August 16, and prosecutors elevated charges after Johnson’s death. A Walker County Grand Jury subsequently indicted her; Detective Peter Renegar of the Huntsville Police Department is leading the investigation. James was in custody on an $80,000 bond and was not permitted to possess a firearm at the time of the incident under a felony probation order entered January 4, 2024.

Does anyone have information about Johnson Sr. or the events in Huntsville that could help investigators?