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John A. “Smokey” Johnson
United States · Aged 49 · Died 12/26/2009
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Well-regarded city stormwater employee Johnson shot and wounded another man he'd been arguing with. As officers approached he simply walked away, refused to drop the weapon, reportedly saying he wasn't going back to prison and they'd have to shoot him.
Alleged responsible partySt. Petersburg Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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