A late-night shooting on Highway 18 in Hermanville left 43-year-old Morques Johnson dead on December 30. Deputies from the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of gunfire and arrived at about 11:47 p.m., where they found Johnson with what appeared to be a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators arrested 84-year-old Carl Lee Wells at his residence and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with Johnson’s death. Wells is being held without bond and the matter has been bound over to the Grand Jury.

Does anyone in the Hermanville area have information about events on Highway 18 that night or knew Johnson and his movements that evening?