In the early morning hours of December 28, 2019, the body of 28-year-old Joseph Johnson, a male resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was discovered outside his home on Breckenridge Avenue. He had sustained apparent gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene around 4:30 a.m.
Investigators with the Baton Rouge Police Department believe the shooting did not occur at his residence.
Evidence suggests that Johnson was shot on Pocahontas Street and then transported in a private vehicle to his home, where he was found. The investigation into the circumstances of his death remained ongoing as authorities sought to piece together the events leading to his demise.
In a significant development, on January 16, 2020, police arrested a suspect in connection with the killing. Reginald Broadway, 41, of Jennings, was taken into custody and booked on a charge of second-degree murder. Further details about the motive or the relationship between Johnson and Broadway were not immediately made public by law enforcement officials.
