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A West Virginia cop who was shot in the face in a minor traffic complaint died of his injuries Thursday, authorities said.
Charleston policewoman Cassie Johnson, 28, was removed from life support around 4 p.m. – a day after the department’s chief of police said she was not going to survive her injuries, the Charleston reported Gazette-Mail.
“To say we are heartbroken is an understatement,” said Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin. “We are lost because we lost one of our sisters in blue.”
Johnson responded to a traffic complaint in Charleston on Tuesday afternoon and encountered suspect Joshua Philips, 34, who was parked in an alley that was not his.
The two got into an argument before Johnson was shot once in the face, according to the outlet.
Cops believe Johnson drew his gun first and managed to shoot Philips twice in the chest. We don’t know who fired first.
The young cop was then rushed to the Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital, but Charleston Police Chief Tyke Hunt said Wednesday Johnson was not going to make it. He added that his organs would be donated.
“With a heavy heart I hate to say she won’t be able to make it,” Hunt told reporters outside the hospital. “She is still fighting but her body is unable to survive on its own.
Philips remains hospitalized and his charges are pending.
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