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Donald R. Johnston

Case from El-monte, CA dated Jan 29, 1990

Victim Details

Donald R. Johnston

Male

El-monte

CA

1990-01-29

48

Donald

R. Johnston

07/11/2026

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Investigator Donald R. Johnston of the El Monte Police Department in California tragically succumbed to an illness on November 22, 2002, which was a direct consequence of a gunshot wound he sustained 12 years earlier. On January 29, 1990, Johnston responded to a call at a bank near the intersection of Valley Mall and Ramona Boulevard, where a male suspect was attempting to cash a forged check. During the confrontation, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot Johnston in the neck as he was pushing ...
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