Reginald Johnson, 25, was shot and killed on the afternoon of October 23, 2020, while walking near the 2000 block of Highland Avenue, close to Baxter Avenue in Louisville’s Highlands neighborhood. Officers found him with gunshot wounds around 2 p.m.; he was taken to University Hospital and died later that day.

The Louisville Metro Police Department opened an investigation but initially had no suspects. In February 2021 authorities announced the arrest of 25-year-old Warren Freeman, saying surveillance footage from a Highland Avenue business showed him firing multiple shots toward the sidewalk where Johnson was walking. Investigators also alleged the shooter fled in a vehicle. Freeman was charged with murder, first-degree wanton endangerment, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

Later that month a judge dismissed the charges without prejudice and Freeman was released. The death of Reginald Johnson remains unresolved and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone has information about Johnson, the shooting, or the vehicle that left the scene, please share what you know.