A Denver man wanted on suspicion of murder in a 2023 bar shooting that killed two people and wounded two others was arrested Friday night, one day after the FBI announced a $10,000 reward for information in the case.
Matthew LaDaniel Johnson was wanted on suspicion of two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with a Dec. 30, 2023, shooting at the shuttered Viking Bar at 4888 W. Colfax Ave.
Police say a fight between Johnson’s girlfriend and another man escalated after the man punched Johnson and knocked him to the ground, which is when Johnson pulled out a gun and began shooting, hitting four people.
Jason Lewis, 38, and Brandon Houston, 41, died at a hospital.
A tipster came forward after the on Thursday. FBI agents and Denver police officers arrested Johnson in north Denver on Friday night, federal officials said on social media.
