In the quiet Crown Hill subdivision of Gulfport, Mississippi, the night of March 20, 2017, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When Harrison County Sheriff's deputies arrived around 11:30 p.m., they found the body of 17-year-old Tyjuan Johnson in a driveway on Hopewell Lane. The young man had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Johnson was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and one of seven children.
The investigation into the death of the male teenager quickly pointed to a suspect: 22-year-old Edward Earl Dubose. According to witnesses, Johnson and Dubose, who were acquainted with each other, had been involved in an argument that tragically escalated to gunfire. The exact nature of their dispute was not immediately made public by law enforcement as they continued to piece together the events of that fatal night.
Within hours of the shooting, in the early morning of March 21, Gulfport police located and arrested Dubose at a Walmart Supercenter on U.S. 49. He was taken into custody without incident and charged with murder. A judge set his bond at $2 million, and he was booked into the Harrison County Adult Detention Facility.
As the investigation continued, law enforcement sought to speak with other potential witnesses. They also announced that Dubose's mother and her boyfriend were wanted for questioning in connection with the case, though it was not specified what role they were believed to have played. While an arrest was made swiftly, the final legal resolution for the shooting death of Tyjuan Johnson remains unclear from available online sources, leaving a somber note on a story that ended a young life far too soon.
