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Anthony Lorror Johnson

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch January 7, 2003

Age 46

Tour of Duty 16 yrs 6 mo

The Vigil Panel 150 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Police Officer Anthony Johnson suffered a fatal heart attack after struggling with a suspect at Overbrook High School at about 1700 hours.

Officer Johnson, who volunteered as a part-time basketball coach, was in the gym for team photographs when a student came in and created a disturbance. The student refused to leave, and as Officer Johnson escorted him out of the gym, the boy took a swing at him and started to struggle. During the struggle, Officer Johnson was able to get handcuffs on the suspect before collapsing.

After Officer Johnson collapsed the handcuffed suspect fled as bystanders came to his aid. He was transported to Lankenau Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspect was apprehended shortly after 9:00 pm and charged with assaulting a police officer.

Officer Johnson had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 16-1/2 and was assigned to the Southwest Detective Dvision.

Tony,

I was a rookie Detective in SWDD, and you helped me solve a gunpoint robbery at the North American Motor Inn on City Ave. Without you the job never would have been solved. This is only one example of how you helped the community. Thank you for teaching me. You are appreciated and sorely missed.

Lt. John Wood Philadelphia Police Department May 8th, 2025

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Johnson gave the Philadelphia Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Johnson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 7, 2003

Tour of Duty 16 yrs 6 mo

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Person

Offender Apprehended

Police Officer Anthony Lorror Johnson is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 37 of 378 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.8% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

of 378 officers

9.8% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac