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Killing of Dion Johnson

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On May 25, 2020, Dion Johnson, a 28-year-old Black man, was killed in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. According to the Phoenix Police, Department of Public Safety trooper George Cervantes was patrolling when he discovered Johnson's vehicle parked in the gore point near Loop 101 and Tatum Boulevard. Cervantes approached the vehicle and found Johnson asleep at the driver's seat, with cans of beer and a gun in the car, after removing the gun, Cervantes attempted to arrest Johnson.

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