Special Needs Man Shot By Detective In Kensington Was Unarmed, Police Confirm
According to police, the plainclothes detective had just left the scene of another incident and was stopped at a red light in an unmarked vehicle, when a 28-year-old special needs man emerged from between two parked cars on the officer’s driver side.
Police say the man approached the unmarked police car, asking for change. The family identified the man as Joel Johnson.
The officer believed Johnson was speaking to him, but he could not hear what was being said, police say. According to authorities, the officer believed he saw a firearm in the man’s hand, at which time, the officer shot three times, shattering the car’s window and striking Johnson once in the torso.
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