Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Jonathan Neil Johnson

Gender : Male

Age : 37

Race : White

Date : 04/04/2024

Location : Unknown woods

City : East Feliciana

County : East Feliciana Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/04/2024, the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a call regarding Jonathan Neil Johnson, a 37-year-old male, in the woods near East Feliciana, Louisiana. Deputies located Johnson in an isolated wooded area. According to reports, officers attempted to engage in negotiations as Johnson was reportedly armed and threatening to harm himself.
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During the standoff, Johnson reportedly disengaged from negotiations, and a single gunshot was heard. Officers approached and found him deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The incident is under investigation by the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office, and the identities of the officers involved have not been disclosed.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last update: 12/08/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.lsp.org/community-outreach/news/state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-east-feliciana-parish
https://www.brproud.com/news/louisiana-state-police-id-man-who-died-after-manhunt-shooting-in-east-feliciana-parish
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/jonathan-johnson-obituary