Police killings
2013-2020

Joshua Johnson

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 4/22/2020

Missouri City, Harris, TX
15100 E Ritter Cir

Joshua Johnson was watching a neighbor's house. He approached a deputy, who was in an unmarked vehicle, and used his cell phone as a flashlight to look into the vehicle. When the deputy rolled down the window, he reportedly raised what the deputy said appeared to be a pistol. Deputy Tu Tran shot and killed him. The item was not a firearm.