CLEVELAND, Ohio – (Scroll down for video) — A Cleveland man was shot dead by city police officers and the killing was justified, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office says.
Four officers were involved in the shooting of 64-year-old Theodore Johnson.
Johnson had fired at police officers that night, hitting one officer in his protective vest.
Theodore Johnson was then shot and killed by officers.
From Cleveland.com: Johnson’s wife, Juliette Johnson went to the Fourth District police station that night to report that her husband had been drinking and was waving a gun around, threatening her and their landlady.
Police went to the couple’s home on Ottawa Avenue and were let into the Johnson’s upstairs unit by the landlady. They headed up the stairs calling out “police” as they went. According to the prosecutor’s office, Johnson jumped out of his apartment and fired two shots at Officer David Muniz, hitting him once in his vest.
Johnson was on probation following a domestic violence conviction involving his 12-year-old granddaughter at the time of the shooting. He has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple felony convictions dating to 1972.
