Dominique Johnson was 19 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Knoxville on October 3, 2014. He was standing on a porch in the Walter P. Taylor Homes apartment complex with another person when a passing car fired multiple shots; Johnson was struck and died at the scene.

Investigators tied the killing to a feud between rival street gangs. Authorities identified Johnson as a member of the Tree Top Pirus, a subset of the Bloods, and charged 18-year-old Jabriel Airece Linzy, identified as a member of the Rollin 60s Crips. After the shooting Linzy fled; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added him to its Most Wanted list and he was captured in Chattanooga in early January 2015 and returned to Knox County on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and employing a firearm during a dangerous felony.

Prosecutors presented evidence of escalating animosity between Linzy and Johnson, including testimony that Linzy drove to the complex, found Johnson on the porch, opened fire, and later asked about disposing of the weapon in a river. A jury found Jabriel Linzy guilty on all counts and imposed a mandatory life sentence with parole eligibility after 51 years for the murder of Dominique Johnson.

Does anyone have information about Dominique’s life in the Walter P. Taylor Homes or the feud that led to this killing?