Courtney Jamal Johnson, a 31-year-old African American man from Marshall, Texas, was fatally shot on October 26, 2019. He was found inside an apartment at the Bel Aire Manor Apartment Complex on the 1300 block of Melanie Street around 1:30 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Charles Ray Mason, also 31 and from Marshall, was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and tampering with physical evidence. Witnesses identified Mason as the shooter, and officers located him a short distance from the scene. The Marshall Police Department continues to investigate Johnson’s death.

If anyone saw activity at Bel Aire Manor on October 26, 2019, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.