lin ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Del aware . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁le th al ▁injection ▁at ▁the ▁James ▁T . ▁V aug hn ▁Cor re ction al ▁Center ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Capital ▁pun ishment ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁Del aware ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁making ▁Johnson ▁the ▁last ▁ever ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Del aware . ▁ ▁Cr imes ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Johnson ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁his ▁ex - g irl friend ▁Lake ish a ▁Tru itt , ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Del aware . ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁had ▁ended ▁but ▁the ▁pair ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁together . ▁Johnson ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁recon cile ▁with ▁Tru itt ▁and ▁had ▁gone ▁round ▁to ▁see ▁her , ▁but ▁instead ▁he ▁came ▁across ▁Tru itt ▁and ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁Camer on ▁Ham lin , ▁who ▁was ▁Tru itt ' s ▁new ▁boy friend ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁stay ing ▁at ▁Tru itt ' s ▁home . ▁He ▁sp otted ▁Ham lin ▁and ▁Tru itt ▁sitting ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁a ▁car . ▁Johnson ▁pulled ▁out ▁a ▁gun ▁and ▁began ▁firing ▁into ▁the ▁car , ▁fat ally ▁w ounding ▁Ham lin . ▁He ▁then ▁fled ▁the ▁scene . ▁Tru itt ▁was ▁not ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁shooting ▁and ▁ran ▁to ▁her ▁grand m other '