6-year-Old Boy, A Heart Patient, Shot Dead At St. Louis Park

Marcus Johnson, Jr. a 6-year-old boy from St. Louis Shooting was shot and killed during what is believed to have been a “traffic dispute.” Just one week before the little boy was killed he had undergone heart surgery – and had a post operation checkup scheduled during his final day on Earth.

The 6-year-old boy had just left O’Fallen Park where he was enjoying some time outdoors with his family and friends when individuals inside an oncoming vehicle shot the minivan driven by the Johnson family. Marcus Johnson’s father told St. Louis police officers that he returned gunfire in self-defense. Click here to read more about the St. Louis shooting of a 6-year-old heart patient at O’Fallen Park.