Officers responding to reports of a prowler found Anderson and his wife, Kathleen, trespassing in a backyard and fatally shot the 42-year-old after he allegedly went for the officer's gun. Hundreds of people later protested the shooting.
Victim's Name: Johnny Ray Anderson
Agency Responsible: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: July 5, 2015
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 605
Geography: Suburban