ROBERT L JOHNSON JR

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 30-E: 20
Department: Metropolitan, Washington D.C., P.D.
End of Watch: April 27, 1997
Cause: SHOT
Age: 31
Years of Service: 7
Description: Officer was outside police station with a colleague when a passing driver exchanged words with them. The driver returned minutes later and opened fire on both officers in an act of revenge. Officer Johnson was shot in the chest and his partner, Sergeant Shelton, was wounded. Officer Johnson and Sergeant Shelton had identified themselves as police officers prior to the shooting.
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