Suspect Pleads Guilty in Shooting of 2 LMPD Officers During Protests

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Larynzo Johnson entered a guilty plea on Monday and has been sentenced to two counts of assault and 33 counts of wanton endangerment for the incident on Sept. 23, 2020.

Larynzo Johnson

That night, LMPD Maj. Aubrey Gregory and Officer Robinson Desroches were shot {snip} Crowds had gathered to protest the grand jury’s decision not to charge the officers directly for the death of Breonna Taylor.

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The commonwealth’s attorney said Johnson admitted to firing a gun at the two officers hit in addition to four other civilians and 27 other officers at the location.

Johnson is sentenced to 13.5 years for each count of assault and five years for each count of wanton endangerment.

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