Torrick Johnson, 39, was shot and killed on the night of September 25, 2019, at the Southwood Square Apartments in Stamford, Connecticut. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. on a sidewalk in front of 104-108 Montauk Drive, where a group of about eight people had gathered. Johnson, who most recently lived in Bridgeport but sometimes stayed at his mother’s home in the complex, was found behind one of the buildings with multiple gunshot wounds and died after being taken to Stamford Hospital. Investigators said he was intentionally targeted.

Stamford police arrested 53-year-old Michael Antonio James, Sr. within 40 hours. Surveillance video and witness cooperation were cited in the arrest; the affidavit says James fired at Johnson three times and then fired two more shots after Johnson fell. James was charged with murder, first-degree assault, and unlawful discharge of a firearm; his bond was initially $350,000 and later raised to $2 million. Reports also say James was later linked to a separate shooting six hours after Johnson’s killing and faced additional assault and weapons charges in that incident.

If anyone witnessed the September 25, 2019 shooting or has information about Johnson’s movements that night, please come forward.