Maurice L. Johnson

How they died

Suicide

Maurice L. Johnson reportedly shot himself and was also shot by two officers after he pulled a gun from his waistband. Shortly before 9 a.m. police had gone to check on Johnson's ex-girlfriend at her apartment after a caller had expressed concern for her safety. Johnson reportedly snuck through the back door and pulled a gun on the officers, who shot Johnson, as he tried to escape down the back steps. Johnson died at the scene. According to the medical examiner's office, the fatal shot was self-inflicted.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Maurice L. Johnson, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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