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ZaWight Johnson

Case from Houston, TX dated Aug 10, 2025

Victim Details

ZaWight Johnson

Male

Black / African American

Houston

TX

2025-08-10

13

ZaWight

Johnson

07/21/2026

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Za’Wight Johnson, 13, a male who was Black/African American, spent the last hours of Sunday, August 10, 2025, inside his family’s west Houston apartment on Ashford Meadow Drive, where an ordinary afternoon turned fatal. Around 3:15 p.m., gunfire erupted outside; bullets tore through the door and into the living room where Za’Wight Johnson was sitting, striking him as his family looked on. Officers arrived to find evidence of a shooting in the parking lot of the complex, and Za’Wight John ...
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  • Suspect Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting at 12646 Ashford Meadow Drive – City of Houston | Newsroom
  • ABC13 Houston: Arrest made in connection with 13-year-old's fatal shooting in west Houston, HPD says
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    It's been bothering me that Za’Wight Johnson's home was targeted so specifically. Was there any li... ...Read More
    10/02/2025
    I keep thinking about the neighbors at the apartment complex and how traumatic this must be for them... ...Read More
    09/22/2025
    I’ve been following the updates on Za'Wight Johnson’s case, and I’m having a hard time wrappin... ...Read More
    09/06/2025
    I've been thinking a lot about the community response to this tragedy on Ashford Meadow Drive. It's ... ...Read More
    08/16/2025
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