Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Johnny C. Martin Jr.
Age : 36
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/30/2021
Location : Martinez Lane area
City : Nicholls
County : Coffee
State : Georgia
Agency : Ware County Sheriff’s Office; Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/30/2021, police across multiple jurisdictions tracked Johnny C. Martin Jr., 36, after shootings in Ocilla and a carjacking in Douglas. Officers located the stolen vehicle and chased it until it left the roadway into a field near Martinez Lane. Officers approached and found Martin inside with a gunshot wound to the head and a firearm in his hand; he died at the scene. Reporting states the series of events began with multiple shootings at community locations and escalated across counties before police converged on the vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://thegeorgiasun.com/news/south-georgia-shooting-spree-ends-after-suspect-kills-himself/
https://davistysonfuneralhome.com/index.php/obituaries/337-mr-johnny-martin-jr
