In the early hours of Sunday, April 12, 2026, the life of 34-year-old Calvin Samuel Johnson was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The incident unfolded around 4:18 a.m. in the 2800 block of Indiana Avenue, a detail that would later be pinpointed to the area outside the Quiet Corner sports bar. When Winston-Salem police officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Johnson suffering from a gunshot wound.
Emergency medical services were dispatched and transported him to a local hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead.
The initial investigation into Johnson's death was met with a lack of immediate suspect information, though authorities assured the public that the shooting appeared to be an isolated event. This quiet period in the investigation was short-lived. A significant development came on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, when 37-year-old Brittany Deshay Grace turned herself in to the authorities. Grace, who was identified as the sister of the owner of the Quiet Corner sports bar, was subsequently arrested and charged with felony voluntary manslaughter in connection with Johnson's death.
Following her arrest, Brittany Deshay Grace was initially held without bond. However, during her first court appearance on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, a judge set her bond at $150,000. Grace was released from the Forsyth County Jail later that evening after the bond was secured. As a condition of her release, she has been prohibited from returning to the Quiet Corner sports bar. While court documents allege that Grace "unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously did kill and slay Calvin Johnson," the detailed circumstances that led to the fatal shooting remain part of an ongoing investigation, and authorities have not yet released a motive. The investigation continues as the community awaits further details to emerge.
