Austin Johnson

Death by Force

On February 2, 2024, around 1:48 AM, an incident occurred at the Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers restaurant located on North Service Road in Ruston, Louisiana. Austin Johnson, an 18-year-old student from Bossier City, Louisiana, and a student at Louisiana Tech University, was fatally shot in the drive-thru area of the restaurant.

The shooting was determined to be accidental. According to the investigation, Johnson was in a car with another passenger when 19-year-old Matthew Embry, of D ...Read More

KLFY.com: Louisiana Tech student fatally shot at Raising Cane’s drive-thru; ruled accidental

Ruston Daily Leader: Tech student dies from gunshot wound at local restaurant

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