New Orleans father charged with killing son's alleged killer in 'street justice' shooting

A New Orleans father was arrested Friday for allegedly killing a young man accused of murdering his son.

Bokio Johnson, 46, was arrested after Hollis Carter, 21, was found dead and his mother seriously injured as he was on his way to a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning in the young man's murder case. THE Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate Police did not initially identify the victims, but John Fuller, Carter's defense attorney, confirmed his client was killed.

Carter, who was out on bail, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in a 2021 shooting that killed Caleb Johnson, 18, and his half-sister Breyiana Brown, 25.

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Police said Carter confessed to the killings, but Fuller claimed his client made the false confession because he was afraid of the real killer, CBS New Orleans reported.

Fuller said he believes Carter's brutal shooting was connected to both deaths.

“Street justice helped ensure that there would never be closure in this case,” Fuller said, according to THE Lawyer.

In Caleb Johnson's obituary, which states that the teenager considered enlisting in the U.S. Navy, Bokio Johnson is listed as his father.

As Carter and his mother waited at a red light Wednesday morning, a black truck pulled up next to them and fired shots in their direction, police said, according to THE Lawyer.

“When they heard it, everybody turned around and they saw a man standing with his gun pointed at the car,” Pastor Mike Smith of Bethel Community Baptist Church told WVUE.

“(The mother) was injured, she couldn't feel her legs, and they called the police. She kept saying, “My baby, he’s in the car, is he okay?” “They didn't tell her he died, they just sent her to the hospital,” Smith explained.

Police released a statement saying they responded to a call of shots fired Wednesday. When they arrived, officers found a woman lying on the ground outside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. Carter was found inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.

Johnson was arrested on one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder, police said.

Neither New Orleans police nor Carter's attorney could immediately be reached for comment.

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