Joseph Walden Johnson Jr.
Male, White
Date of the incident: 4/1/2018
Covington, St. Tammany, LA
Railroad Avenue
Railroad Avenue
About 5 a.m., deputies attempted to pull over a man believed to be involved in vehicle burglaries. Joseph Johnson fled in his car. After a brief chase, Johnson crashed into a ditch, police said. The deputies and Johnson exchanged gunfire. Johnson was shot and killed, and one of the deputies was shot and wounded.