On the evening of Sunday, October 6, 2024, Alexander Jamal Johnson, 30, was shot and killed at an apartment complex on Independence Place in Hinesville, Georgia. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Johnson with gunshot wounds to his chest and leg; officers rendered life-saving aid but he died at the scene. Authorities reported the shooting followed a dispute over music and that Johnson knew the person suspected of shooting him.

In the days after the killing, police identified 17-year-old Jarousha Houston as the suspect. A search ended when Houston turned himself in at the Liberty County Jail; Houston faces charges including one count of homicide and one count of aggravated assault in connection with Johnson’s death. The community described Johnson as kind and smiling; the legal process is underway.

If anyone saw or heard anything at the Independence Place complex on October 6, or knew AJ and what led to that night, please share what you know.