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Keith Johnson
United States · Aged 16 · Died 12/17/2004
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Deadly force
An officer shot and killed Keith Johnson when he allegedly pointed a pistol at police. At around 3:30 p.m., police said that two officers in a gang detail stopped their car to question Johnson and another youth walking along the street. According to police, the officers took one youth into custody, but Johnson ran away with a gun in his hand and hid under a stairwell. One of the officers shot Johnson when he allegedly aimed the gun at him.
Alleged responsible partySt. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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