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- His cause of death was listed as "blunt head trauma" and "stab wounds," and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to L. A.
- County Medical Examiner records. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJohnson was 55 years old. ORIGINAL REPORT: Former NFL player Kevin Johnson stabbed to death at LA homeless encampmentFormer NFL player Kevin Johnson was found dead at a homeless encampment in the Los Angeles area.
- The manner of death was ruled a homicide. According to sources close to the investigation, the string of murders in the Compton Creek area began on Oct.
- 5, 2025, when a woman, identified as 52-year-old Michelle Steele, was shot in the head.
- She died in the hospital on Nov.

