Detroit police honor fallen officers during first 5K event
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Detroit Five years have passed since Nicolle Johnson went to sleep and woke up with her world forever changed.
Her husband, Detroit police Officer Waldis Jay Johnson, was shot in the head in April 2017 while responding to a domestic violence call. He was 47 and the father of two sons and a daughter. He battled for his life for three years before he died in 2020 at age 50.
On Saturday, fellow officers, family and friends gathered to remember Johnson and two other fallen police officers who have died during the Detroit Police Department s 1st Annual Police Memorial 5K Run-Walk-Bike event.