Fallen SJPD officer honored with plaque at site of 2015 shooting - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

" Gray skies and steady rain seemed like a fitting background for the police officers, family members and friends who gathered on a sidewalk in front of the nondescript apartment complex on Senter Road.

But for them and the broader San Jose community, the site was where San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson, already a police folk hero when he was alive, was fatally shot on this exact day in 2015 by a suicidal rifle-toting man who ambushed him and several other officers responding to a 911 call he prompted.

And in almost cosmic deference, the rain let up for the 15 to 20 minutes that they filled the sidewalk and spilled out into the street to commemorate the third anniversary of Johnson’s death with a sidewalk plaque near where he died.

“May it serve as a reminder to the city, to all who pass by, his ultimate sacrifice,” SJPD Chaplain Jim Becknall said before the assembled crowd. “For years and generations to come as people see it, let it be a reminder also that we will never forget about our fallen brothers and sisters.”

Type of publication: Television When was the article reported?: 03/24/2018 Publication: San Jose Mercury News Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: regional News Category: Society/People

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