The DOJ released a review of the Phoenix Police Department Thursday, saying the department ignored warning signs of the civil rights violations and discriminatory patterns.
The DOJ released a review of the Phoenix Police Department Thursday, saying the department ignored warning signs of the civil rights violations and discriminatory patterns.
In May 1944, David “Star” Johnson was the first Black Phoenix police officer to die on the job, and the second-ever among Phoenix Police Department ranks. For decades, his death was not recognized as having been in the line of duty.Phoenix police unveiled a historical marker near east Jefferson Street, close to where Leonce Navarre, an off-duty detective, shot Johnson during a