A Georgia community is devasted over the tragic loss of a suburban Atlanta man who was fatally shot days before Christmas in front of a popular bar where he worked.
The young man’s mother says she is heartbroken by his death as police identify and hold a suspect in custody.
Friends and co-workers of 39-year-old Jerome Johnson of Lawrenceville, Georgia, created a memorial at his job, the Will Henry’s Tavern, where he was killed on Dec. 19. Many described him as a beloved father figure who always looked out for others.
In an incident described as road rage by the Gwinnett County Police Department, the GCPD says Johnson was shot by Jonnathan Bladimir Hernandez of Lilburn, Georgia, who was riding his bike near the 30-year-old establishment in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Hernandez and Johnson got into an altercation, prompting the 27-year-old to pull out his firearm and shoot the Black man before fleeing the scene, according to police. Johnson, the bar’s nighttime…
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