In the early morning of Tuesday, November 14, 2023, officers in Alexandria, Louisiana, responded to a call about an individual lying in the roadway on the 1500 block of Dallas Avenue. They found 45-year-old Damon Johnson, a male resident of Alexandria, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The Alexandria Police Department classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation.

Detectives from the Alexandria Police Detective Division have appealed to the public for any information that could help reconstruct the events leading to Johnson’s death and have provided contact details for the department and Crime Stoppers of CenLa for anonymous tips. As of the latest reports, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the circumstances in the moments before the shooting remain unclear.

If anyone has information about Damon Johnson, his movements that night, or saw anything on Dallas Avenue around 5:15 AM, contact the Alexandria Police Detective Division or Crime Stoppers of CenLa.