Barta Johnson, 89, a White/Caucasian female, died on August 18, 2025, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. According to public death listings and gun-violence record compilers, she was memorialized as having been “lost” on that date in the seaside city where she lived, her name appearing among those recorded for August 18, 2025.
County medical examiner information, as reported by local death-notice aggregators that mirror the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner case rolls, identifies Barta Johnson, 89, as dying at her residence, with the manner of death ruled suicide. The cause was listed as a gunshot wound to the torso, with internal organ perforation and hemorrhage. The same report notes recent bereavement and a history of depression as significant conditions, offering a glimpse into the private weight she was carrying in the days before her death.
Incident trackers that log shootings by date and victim name list Barta Johnson as an 89-year-old female who was killed, matching the date and location. While such registries are terse by design, together they reinforce the essential facts: her identity, age, gender, the Rancho Palos Verdes setting, and that a firearm was involved.
There have been no arrests announced in connection with the death of Barta Johnson, 89, and no suspects are being sought. The medical examiner's determination of suicide indicates the case is not being investigated as a homicide.
