In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 34-year-old Henry Carr was tragically cut short. On May 13, 2018, in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Elm Grove Garden Drive, Carr was shot and killed. The incident, which unfolded around 11:45 p.m., also resulted in the death of another man, 32-year-old Kendrick Dixon.
Initial investigations by the Baton Rouge Police Department revealed a dramatic and violent sequence of events.
It is believed that Dixon shot Carr during an alleged robbery. A witness to this initial shooting, 36-year-old James Ricardo Johnson, then intervened. Johnson pursued Dixon, and an exchange of gunfire ensued. Johnson fired multiple shots into a vehicle, striking and killing Dixon.
Following the deadly encounter, both Carr and Dixon were pronounced dead at the scene from apparent gunshot wounds. For a brief period, the identity of the person responsible for Dixon's death remained a mystery to the public. However, tips provided to Crime Stoppers led investigators to James Ricardo Johnson.
Just over a week after the incident, on May 22, 2018, the Baton Rouge Police Department announced the arrest of James Ricardo Johnson. He was taken into custody and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. The charge brought against him was second-degree murder for the shooting death of Kendrick Dixon. The immediate motive for Carr's death was reported as an alleged robbery by Dixon. Johnson's actions were described by police as a direct response to witnessing Carr's shooting. Online sources available do not provide information on the outcome of the second-degree murder charge against James Ricardo Johnson, including details of any trial or conviction.
