Police killings
2013-2020

Mark Johnson

Male, Unknown race

Date of the incident: 8/9/2019

Montpelier, Washington, VT
100 Spring St

At about 5 a.m., a resident in an apartment complex called the Montpelier Police Department to report that a man with a knife had attempted to enter his residence before leaving the area. Two responding Montpelier police officers saw Mark Johnson running away from the apartment complex and reportedly carrying what appeared to be a handgun. Officers ordered Johnson to drop the gun. Johnson allegedly raised the pistol in the direction of the officers, one of whom shot and killed Johnson.