Off-duty Officer Ken Johnson saw a burglary and pursued the car before shooting and killing the boy.
Victim's Name: Jose Raul Cruz
Agency Responsible: Farmer's Branch Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: March 13, 2016
County: Dallas
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Charged with murder
Criminal Charges: Charged with a crime
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: undetermined
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1358
Off Duty: Off-Duty
Geography: Suburban