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'''Kathryn Johnston''' (c. 1914 - [[November 21]], [[2006]]) was a 88-year-old [[Atlanta, Georgia]] woman shot by three undercover police in her home on Neal Street in northwest Atlanta on [[November 21]], [[2006]] where she had lived for 17 years.<ref>Johnston had a niece, Sarah C. Dozier.</ref> She opened fire on the officers after they pried off burglar bars and broke down her door using a [[no knock warrant]]. None of the officers received life-threatening injuries, but Johnston was killed by the officers.<ref>{{cite news |first=|last=|authorlink= |title=After Atlanta raid tragedy, new scrutiny of police tactics. |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1129/p03s03-ussc.html |work= |publisher=[[Christian Science Monitor]] |date=[[November 29]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 |Author=Patrik Jonsson }} </ref><ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Police Kill Woman, 92, In Shootout at Her Home. |url= |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=[[November 23]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 }} </ref><ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Tapes Detail Shootout With Elderly Woman. |url= |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=[[December 1]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 }} </ref> |
'''Kathryn Johnston''' (c. 1914 - [[November 21]], [[2006]]) was a 88-year-old [[Atlanta, Georgia]] woman shot by three undercover police in her home on Neal Street in northwest Atlanta on [[November 21]], [[2006]] where she had lived for 17 years.<ref>Johnston had a niece, Sarah C. Dozier.</ref> She opened fire on the officers after they pried off burglar bars and broke down her door using a [[no knock warrant]]. None of the officers received life-threatening injuries, but Johnston was killed by the officers.<ref>{{cite news |first=|last=|authorlink= |title=After Atlanta raid tragedy, new scrutiny of police tactics. |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1129/p03s03-ussc.html |work= |publisher=[[Christian Science Monitor]] |date=[[November 29]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 |Author=Patrik Jonsson }} </ref><ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Police Kill Woman, 92, In Shootout at Her Home. |url= |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=[[November 23]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 }} </ref><ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Tapes Detail Shootout With Elderly Woman. |url= |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=[[December 1]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 }} </ref> |
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Officers Gary Smith (b. 1968), Gregg Junnier (b. 1966), and Cary Bond (b. 1968), were wearing [[bulletproof vest]]s and carrying [[riot shield]]s when they were shot. <ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Atlanta Officers Suspended in Inquiry on Killing in Raid. |url= |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date=[[November 28]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 }} </ref> |
Officers Gary Smith (b. 1968), Gregg Junnier (b. 1966), and Cary Bond (b. 1968), were wearing [[bulletproof vest]]s and carrying [[riot shield]]s when they were shot. <ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Atlanta Officers Suspended in Inquiry on Killing in Raid. |url= |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date=[[November 28]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 }} </ref> It was later determined that Johsnton only fired one shot, which did not hit any officers. The police officers fired a total of 39 shots, six of which hit Johnston. Police injuries sustained in the raid were due to friendly fire and were not from Johnston’s gun. |
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The Atlanta Police Department initially claimed that the police were searching for drug dealers after a police informant was said to have bought [[crack cocaine]] at Johnston's home earlier in the day. The eight narcotics officers involved were then placed on paid leave, and it was announced that federal investigators would be brought in to probe the matter. News reports originally said that Johnston was 92 years old, but the coroner later confirmed her true age as 88. |
The Atlanta Police Department initially claimed that the police were searching for drug dealers after a police informant was said to have bought [[crack cocaine]] at Johnston's home earlier in the day. The eight narcotics officers involved were then placed on paid leave, and it was announced that federal investigators would be brought in to probe the matter. News reports originally said that Johnston was 92 years old, but the coroner later confirmed her true age as 88. |
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Kathryn Johnston (c. 1914 - November 21, 2006) was a 88-year-old Atlanta, Georgia woman shot by three undercover police in her home on Neal Street in northwest Atlanta on November 21, 2006 where she had lived for 17 years.[1] She opened fire on the officers after they pried off burglar bars and broke down her door using a no knock warrant. None of the officers received life-threatening injuries, but Johnston was killed by the officers.[2][3][4]
Officers Gary Smith (b. 1968), Gregg Junnier (b. 1966), and Cary Bond (b. 1968), were wearing bulletproof vests and carrying riot shields when they were shot. [5] It was later determined that Johsnton only fired one shot, which did not hit any officers. The police officers fired a total of 39 shots, six of which hit Johnston. Police injuries sustained in the raid were due to friendly fire and were not from Johnston’s gun.
The Atlanta Police Department initially claimed that the police were searching for drug dealers after a police informant was said to have bought crack cocaine at Johnston's home earlier in the day. The eight narcotics officers involved were then placed on paid leave, and it was announced that federal investigators would be brought in to probe the matter. News reports originally said that Johnston was 92 years old, but the coroner later confirmed her true age as 88. [6]
In the affidavit police used to obtain a search warrant for Johnston's house, Atlanta, Georgia narcotics officers alleged their informant bought drugs inside Johnston's home earlier in the day from a man named "Sam", and that the home had video surveillance equipment justifying the no knock warrant. In an interview with Atlanta television station WAGA a few days after Johnston's shooting, the informant denied having gone to her house and said that after the shooting, the police pressured him to lie and say he had.[6]
According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, Detective Junnier has told the FBI that some of the information used to obtain the search warrant on Johnston's home was false.[7]
On February 7, 2007, it was announced that Georgia's district attorney will seek felony murder and burglary indictments against the three agents involved.[8] The Rev. Markel Hutchins, acting as spokesman for Johnston's family, said her family members were "stunned and disappointed" by the announcement of the indictments because they believe it will disrupt a larger federal investigation of civil rights violations by the Atlanta Police Department.[9]
On April 26, 2007, Smith and Junnier pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation, and making false statements. Smith additionally pleaded guilty to perjury.[10]
References
- ^ Johnston had a niece, Sarah C. Dozier.
- ^ "After Atlanta raid tragedy, new scrutiny of police tactics". Christian Science Monitor. November 29, 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|Author=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Police Kill Woman, 92, In Shootout at Her Home". New York Times. November 23, 2006.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Tapes Detail Shootout With Elderly Woman". Associated Press. December 1, 2006.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Atlanta Officers Suspended in Inquiry on Killing in Raid". The New York Times. November 28, 2006.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Police shooting of elderly woman leads to federal probe". CNN. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Conflicting Information On Johnston Shooting Case". WSB-TV. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ The State of Georgia v. Gregg Junnier, et al.
- ^ Brenda Goodman (February 9, 2007). "Family of Police Shooting Victim Protests Prosecutor's Actions". New York Times.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Police officer, ex-officer plead guilty in woman's killing". Associated Press. April 26, 2007.