Aubrey A. Johnson was 19 when he was shot and killed in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 28, 2008. Two Birmingham officers, Anderson Dunning and his training officer Sandy Jackson, were responding to a domestic violence call and encountered Johnson in a vehicle nearby. Officers tried to stop him for questioning; Johnson exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Both officers gave chase until Jackson ordered Dunning to stop.

Dunning continued the pursuit and caught Johnson behind a residence at 7917 4th Avenue, where he fired one shot that struck Johnson in the back of the head, killing him. Evidence later indicated Johnson may have surrendered before he was shot. Johnson’s mother, Theresa F. Johnson, sued the City of Birmingham, the police department, Dunning and Jackson alleging excessive force; the Birmingham Police Department was later dismissed from the suit. The lawsuit’s final outcome and whether the Jefferson County District Attorney presented the case to a grand jury are not publicly detailed, and any departmental discipline is not apparent.

Did anyone living near 7917 4th Avenue in September 2008 see or hear the chase or have other information about what happened that night?