A man who shot and killed a Northern California police
officer responding to a call that he was threatening to commit suicide
was found dead on his apartment balcony.
San Jose police spokesman Albert Morales says 57-year-old Scott Dunham killed San Jose police Officer Michael Johnson, a 14-year veteran, on Tuesday night.
Johnson and other officers were met with gunfire as they approached Dunham's San Jose apartment building.
© Josie Lepe/San Jose Mercury News/AP Photo
Law enforcement officers have an area blocked off as they search for a
suspect in the fatal shooting of a San Jose, Calif., police officer,
March 24, 2015.
Dunham was found dead at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday on his balcony with at
least one gunshot wound. It was unclear if he killed himself or died
when officers returned fire.
After Johnson was shot, officers searched the area for the gunman and evacuated nearby homes.
San Jose police spokesman Albert Morales says 57-year-old Scott Dunham killed San Jose police Officer Michael Johnson, a 14-year veteran, on Tuesday night.
Johnson and other officers were met with gunfire as they approached Dunham's San Jose apartment building.
© Josie Lepe/San Jose Mercury News/AP Photo
Law enforcement officers have an area blocked off as they search for a
suspect in the fatal shooting of a San Jose, Calif., police officer,
March 24, 2015.
Dunham was found dead at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday on his balcony with at
least one gunshot wound. It was unclear if he killed himself or died
when officers returned fire.After Johnson was shot, officers searched the area for the gunman and evacuated nearby homes.
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