Press Release for Joseph Johnson:
On March 5, 2025, the Lucas County Coroner’s Office performed an autopsy on the body of 16-year-old Joseph Johnson and found the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the back. The manner of death is ruled as homicide. Joseph Johnson was pronounced dead at St. Vincent’s Hospital on March 5, 2025 at 10:29 am.
Carl Schmidt M.D./M.P.H.
Deputy Coroner of Lucas County