Johnny Gene Davis, 31, was found dead in a utility room behind a home on Sellers Drive in Milton, Florida. His body was discovered after officers responded to a possible deceased person call on January 1, 2023; deputies determined Davis had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Witnesses reported hearing four loud gunshots around 3:30 a.m.

Witnesses said three people, including a suspect identified as 26-year-old Cameron Vashawn Johnson of Pensacola, entered the house and ordered everyone to leave. Johnson was described as carrying a black military-style rifle and wearing all-black clothing; he allegedly went down a hallway toward the back bedrooms and fired the shots that killed Davis. The Milton Police Department, assisted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, investigated the scene, and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force later arrested Johnson at a home on Florida Town Road in Pace. The residence on Sellers Drive was reported to have a history of complaints and incidents.

Anyone with information about Davis, the events on Sellers Drive that night, or who saw people matching the descriptions in the area is asked to come forward.