This is James Johnson III. He was killed late Saturday in Irvington. WRTV highlighted the work Johnson was doing as 317 Fruit Man in 2021. Which you can read about below. FRUIT MAN: SHOOTING: 📷: Purdue Polytechnic Englewood
James Johnson III, 15, noticed the problem and saw a chance to help.
"That's the whole goal to get good quality fruit to food deserts and to places without grocery stores,” Johnson III said."It's really kind of a simple idea. You just wouldn't think of doing it." Johnson III, a sophomore at Purdue Polytechnic High School who goes by"317 Fruit Man" on social media, said he noticed his friends and even some of his relatives couldn't get their hands on the kinds of fruit he was cutting daily. So, in June, he made it his mission to provide the produce for a small fee.Now he adds flavor and can brighten communities, but this isn't even where the fruit stand stops.Even beyond that, being the 317 Fruit Man is part of a bigger plan.