Roll of Honor
Incident
Auxiliary Officer Todd Johnson was accidentally shot and killed during the demonstration of a disarming technique in the civil defense room at the Henry County Jail at 311 W. Center Street in Cambridge. The officer who disarmed Officer Johnson was unaware that Officer Johnson had reloaded his weapon when he thought the training had concluded. The other officer took the gun from Officer Johnson, pointed it, and fired, killing Officer Johnson instantly. Four days later, while showing another officer what had happened, Auxiliary Captain Richard Shurtz accidentally shot and killed himself. Auxiliary Officer Johnson had served with the Rock Island Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and brother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Auxiliary Officer Johnson gave the Rock Island Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Rock Island community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Officer Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Auxiliary Officer Todd C. Johnson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Rock Island Police Department, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Todd C. Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Todd C. Johnson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Todd C. Johnson is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
8 officers from Rock Island Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
