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Matthew X. Johnson

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : White

Date : 09/11/2023

Location : 101st+Pacific

City : Omaha

County : Douglas

State : Nebraska

Agency : Omaha PD

Officer(s) :Brian Diminico, Benjamin Hoffman, Tyler Boyer

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Matthew Johnson was allegedly waving a gun around and was shot and killed by police. Very little about the circumstances was revealed. Omaha PD allege this was a “suicide by cop” but neither police nor family provided no indication that the man had been suicidal. The claim of “suicide by cop” is a popular theme with police trying to explain their homicides which is also very often contradicted by the details of a case. Nothing except a subjective statement by police that they assume Johnson wanted them to kill him has been provided by police. He was the father of 3 children and had a family.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wowt.com/2023/09/11/3-omaha-police-officers-leave-investigation-into-fatal-shooting-sunday/