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Dakota Johnson

Case from Bogota, NJ dated Dec 12, 2018

Victim Details

Dakota Johnson

Male

Black / African American

Bogota

NJ

2018-12-12

28

Dakota

Johnson

07/03/2026

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On a December night in 2018, a dispute that began inside a Bogota, New Jersey bar named Buddy's Place escalated into a fatal street confrontation. The altercation spilled outside, where 28-year-old Dakota Johnson was shot in the chest. First responders found him on the front lawn of a nearby home on Leonia Avenue and rushed him to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on December 12, 2018.

An investigation into the shooting led to the arrests of two men from E ...
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  • rlsmedia.com: UPDATE: Englewood Residents Arrested in Connection with Fatal Bar Shooting in Bogota
  • nj.com: Accused gunman charged in fatal shooting outside Bogota bar
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