An 18-year-old named Michael Johnson Jr. was found with a fatal gunshot wound in the 200 block of Sherman Walker Street in Garyville, Louisiana, on the afternoon of January 24, 2025. Deputies from the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office responded shortly before 3 p.m.; Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators took a 16-year-old male juvenile into custody and charged him with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting. The motive has not been released. Authorities later arrested the suspect’s mother, 37-year-old Ashley Fleming of Garyville, charging her with obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact, alleging she attempted to destroy evidence; Fleming was booked in the parish jail in LaPlace on a $30,000 bond.

What did neighbors or anyone in Garyville see or hear around Sherman Walker Street on the afternoon of January 24?