№00204

Dion Johnson

CASE №00204
NAME: Dion Johnson
COUNTRY: USA
RIGHTS VIOLATION: Police arbitrariness
YEAR: 2022
CASE INFORMATION:

Dion Johnson, 28, was shot and killed by police officer in Phoenix, Arizona.

According to police, a trooper found Johnson’s car parked next to a boulevard. The police officer approached the car and found Johnson asleep in the driver’s seat with cans of beer and a gun in the car. After the officer woke Johnson up, there was an altercation between them. The officer took his gun and pointed it at Johnson and ordered him to calm down.

As soon as the trooper holstered his gun, Johnson tried to attack the officer. This made the trooper shoot Johnson. The officer fired twice, fatally wounded the man, who later died a hospital.

The Johnson family filed a lawsuit against the city and the police department, and in April 2021 his mother said that 11 months after the shooting there was no progress in the case.

СМИ

MASS MEDIA ABOUT THE CASE:

An attorney for Johnson’s family alleged in the lawsuit that things should have been handled differently, claiming “There was actually no justification for the officer to shoot his weapon, let alone to shoot it twice.”
12 News

 

“Why do you have to resort to using lethal force minute when he had a taser?” said the Johnson family ‘s attorney. “Why did they wait so long to give Dion Johnson medical aid?”
abc 15

FILES

CASE STATUS:

The initiative group has requested the clarification from US President Joseph Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland. The initiative group believes it is important to fight against police brutality and, if necessary, will provide legal and financial assistance to the family of the victim.

ИМЯ Brent
СТРАНА USA
НАРУШЕНИЕ ПРАВ Police brutality
READ MORE
ИМЯ Savannah
СТРАНА USA
НАРУШЕНИЕ ПРАВ Police brutality
READ MORE
ИМЯ Glynn
СТРАНА USA
НАРУШЕНИЕ ПРАВ Miscarriage of justice
READ MORE
ИМЯ Kathleen
СТРАНА Australia
НАРУШЕНИЕ ПРАВ Judicial error
READ MORE
ИМЯ Francisco
СТРАНА USA
НАРУШЕНИЕ ПРАВ Miscarriage of justice
READ MORE
ИМЯ Claudia
СТРАНА France
НАРУШЕНИЕ ПРАВ Police brutality
READ MORE