Elmo Lee Johnson, 38, was fatally shot on June 27, 2023 at a residence on North Winfree Street near Pine Street in Dayton, Texas. The shooting happened just hours after Johnson was released from the Liberty County Jail on drug-related charges; a close relative dropped him off at the house shortly before the incident. Johnson initially survived and was flown to Kingwood Hospital, where he later died of his wounds.

Authorities say the shooting followed an altercation between Johnson and a 16-year-old male. After a tip, the juvenile suspect was taken into custody, admitted to the shooting and cooperated with investigators; the firearm believed to have been used was recovered. Two other people, a man and a woman in their late teens or early twenties, were in the vehicle with the suspect and are cooperating; no charges are expected for them at this time. Johnson had prior contacts with the law, including an assault causing bodily injury to a family member in February 2023 and possession of drug paraphernalia in July 2022.

Did anyone in the Dayton area see or hear anything that night who could help clarify what led to the altercation?