On the evening of Friday, December 29, 2017, 40-year-old Johnny Lee Johnson was shot multiple times and died from his injuries on Brookhollow Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Responding officers found a chaotic scene; emergency personnel responded but Johnson’s wounds proved fatal.

Jackson Police Department investigators quickly identified a person of interest and began efforts to track that individual while working to establish the sequence of events that led to the shooting. The investigation remained active in the days after the killing as authorities pursued leads.

If anyone has information about Johnson’s death or about the person of interest mentioned by police, please contact the Jackson Police Department with any tips or details.