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Chad Taylor Johnson

Case from North Little Rock, AR dated Jul 07, 2015

Victim Details

Chad Taylor Johnson

Male

White / Caucasian

North Little Rock

AR

2015-07-07

32

Chad

Taylor Johnson

07/19/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 7, 2015, a dispute in a North Little Rock, Arkansas, church parking lot ended in the death of 32-year-old Chad Taylor Johnson, a Caucasian male. The incident, which occurred around 6:25 a.m. at Graves Memorial Baptist Church, stemmed from a disagreement over property.

During the altercation, John Eric Schmidt, then 53, shot Johnson. Following the shooting, Schmidt, who had training as an emergency medical technician, attempted to provide first aid to Joh ...
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  • Arkansas Online: NLR man cleared of murder charge
  • KATV: Man murdered in NLR church parking lot
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