Kenton Johnson, a 24-year-old Black man known to family as Buddy or Uncle Buddy, was shot and killed in Greenwood, Mississippi, on January 24, 2020. Officers from the Greenwood Police Department responded after reports of gunfire and found Johnson suffering fatal injuries; he died at the scene and his death was recorded as a homicide.

Family and friends remembered him as funny and loving, especially devoted to his nephew, and many mourned online by lighting candles in his memory.

If anyone knew Kenton or has information about the shooting on January 24, 2020, please come forward to assist the investigation.