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Craig Johnson

Case from Jackson, MS dated Feb 24, 2018

Victim Details

Craig Johnson

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

2018-02-24

25

Craig

Johnson

07/16/2026

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In the late hours of a Saturday in Jackson, Mississippi, a dispute outside a gas station escalated into a tragedy that would cut short a young man's life. On February 24, 2018, 25-year-old Craig Johnson, a Black male, was at the Jasco on Woodrow Wilson Avenue when an argument broke out. The heated exchange quickly turned violent, and gunshots rang out in the parking lot, leaving two men wounded.

Craig Johnson was fatally shot during the altercation. Another man, Corey Johnson, was also in ...
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  • WAPT: 1 killed, 1 injured in parking lot shooting
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