JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released body cam video of a deadly officer-involved shooting Aug. 6 in the Lake Forest neighborhood.
In the video, the officer can be seen driving up to the scene and immediately being met by a man and woman who say their friend and dog were stabbed. The video is blurred where the dead man and dog are lying in the yard.
The suspect, later identified as Juan L. Johnson, 29, is seen lying in some bushes in the background.
The officer calls for the man to put his hands up, and the man mimics using a gun with his hands and curses at the officer.
The video shows Johnson stand up while being hit with a stun gun, then grab and throw a bucket and charge at the police officer. The officer fires, hitting Johnson in the chest. Johnson died at the hospital.
Police believe Johnson and the stabbing victim knew each other.
The officer suffered a minor injury to the arm.
The State Attorney’s Office is investigating.
News4JAX found records showing Johnson had been arrested twice for aggravated battery on a pregnant woman and served 4.5 years in prison for a 2016 conviction on that charge. He was released from prison in 2020.
This was the ninth officer-involved shooting this year.