Salt Lake City Police Department, Utah
End of Watch Saturday, July 8, 1911
Add to My HeroesJohn H. Johnston
Sergeant Johnston succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three days earlier while he and another officer investigating a domestic disturbance at a hotel on West Temple Street. The hotel owner had called the officers after the male suspect threatened him with a weapon when the owner attempted to quiet the disturbance. When the officers arrived the suspect shot Sergeant Johnston in the abdomen. Sergeant Johnston was taken to St. Mark's Hospital where he died of his wounds three days later.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of second degree murder, and sentenced to life. He was paroled on October 21, 1917.
Sergeant Johnston had been in law enforcement for 24 years and was survived by his wife and three children.
Bio
- Age 42
- Tour 24 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Wednesday, July 5, 1911
- Weapon Handgun; Revolver
- Offender Paroled in 1917
Most Recent Reflection
View all 6 ReflectionsYou are truly not forgotten. Your children had good and full lives and cherished your memory as they passed your story on to subsequent generations. I think of your service and your sacrifice often.
Daniel Nielson
Great, great grandson
March 4, 2022
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