Amir Johnson Death – The identity of the victim who was involved in the officer-involved shooting that happened in Ventnor on August 6 has been released by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office as 30-year-old Amir Johnson, of Wilkes Barre, Pa.
According to official report, Johnson was allegedly walking back and forth out of a marshy area near Wellington and West End avenues with a glass bottle in his hands when he was fatally shot on August 6.
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Johnson refused to comply with responding officers’ commands to drop the glass bottle and he instead advanced toward the police. He was fatally shot at by several officers.
Upon getting him down, Johnson was rushed via an ambulance to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Campus, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
So far, the investigation into this case is ongoing and handled by the attorney general’s office.