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John Daniel Dixon
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Gender
Male
Age
75 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
02/20/2020
Location
1300 block Balsam Drive Decatur GA 30033 DeKalb
Cause of Death
Deadly force
About 3:30 p.m., officers were sent to a home. Someone had called 911 in distress but hung up. Police used the coordinates from the call to locate the home. As police canvassed the neighborhood, John Daniel Dixon, 75, came out of a home with a handgun and pointed it at the officers. Officers gave verbal commands to drop weapon, Dixon refused, so officers shot and killed Dixon.
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Alleged Responsible Party
DeKalb County Police Department
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