On June 14, 2024, 65-year-old James Francis Jimmy Johnson of Odessa, Texas, was shot and killed at his home on Newcomb Drive. Johnson, who lived with cerebral palsy and was wheelchair-bound, was found with an apparent gunshot wound to the neck after officers responding to reports of gunshots followed a trail of blood to the residence.

Two people who had been staying at Johnson’s home were detained at the scene: 18-year-old Brayden Scott Roupp and a 16-year-old female identified as Adrianna Vincent. Roupp admitted to the shooting, saying it arose from an argument over living arrangements. Surveillance footage showed the two running toward Johnson in the street, Roupp firing multiple shots, and both dragging his body back inside. Both were arrested and charged with murder, and additional charges include tampering with a human corpse, possession of a controlled substance for Vincent, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon tied to a separate shooting 11 days earlier for Roupp.

Family members described Johnson as kind and noted his lifelong battle with cerebral palsy. Who in Odessa might have information about Johnson’s last days or the people who had been staying at his home?