Police killings
2013-2020

Jeffrey Johnson

Male, White

Date of the incident: 9/12/2014

Abilene, Taylor, TX
7457 West Lake Road

Officers responded to a check welfare call at the Best Western Hotel. The caller indicated a known person was possibly suicidal and requested patrol officers make contact with him at the hotel. Upon arrival, officers contacted Jeffrey Johnson. Johnson fled, was chased by police, and arrived at a cemetery. Johnson charged his vehicle towards a K9 unit and reached for a gun. An officer then shot and killed Johnson.