Northern California gunman dead, police officer dead

Author: CNN
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (CNN) – San Jose Police say the gunman who shot and killed a veteran city police officer is dead. Police confirmed on their Twitter page, the suspect was found dead from a gunshot wound.

San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson was killed Tuesday night while responding to a report of a suicidal man. When Johnson and others arrived at the scene, gunfire erupted.

San Jose’s police chief calls Johnson’s death a “sad day for law enforcement.”

 

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