LaToya Nicole Johnson
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Police Officer

LaToya Nicole Johnson

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA
Felonious
End of Watch August 9, 2004
Age 27
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 152 ›
Gender Female

Incident

Police Officer LaToya Johnson was shot and killed as she and her partner served commitment papers at a home at 934 North Broad Street.

She and her partner were assigned to serve commitment papers on a male whose family said he was in need of psychiatric evaluation. When the officers arrived, the male confronted them with a gun. The man opened fire on the officers and struck Officer Johnson. After Officer Johnson fell, the man stood over her and fired several more shots.

Officer Johnson's partner called for backup and responding officers exchanged gunfire with the man, eventually killing him.

Officer Johnson had served with the New Orleans Police Department for three years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Johnson gave the New Orleans Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Johnson.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 2004
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 27
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .50 caliber

The Sacrifice · Felonious

LaToya is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2004, 79 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 86th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

LaToya was 27. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. LaToya had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where she stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun; .50 caliber, in 0% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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Her people

New Orleans Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, LaToya among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer LaToya Nicole Johnson

New Orleans Police Department · End of Watch August 9, 2004

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-W

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