Police Bodycam Footage Shows Fatal Shooting of Woman With Hatchet

Footage released by the Juneau Police Department shows the moment a woman wielding a hatchet was fatally shot by a police officer on December 25, in what was deemed to be a justified use of deadly force.

Officers arrived at the scene after responding to a report of a disturbance at a grocery store on Trout Street, the Juneau Police Department said.

In the video, the woman, Ashley Rae Johnston, is seen standing in a parking lot holding a hatchet.

Johnston begins walking toward an officer, who tells her to drop the hatchet. Johnston can be heard repeatedly shouting “shoot” at the officer.

The officers are seen using Taser, which doesn’t stop Johnston’s advance. Eventually, the officer shoots. Police said that Johnston was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation into the incident concluded that the officer was legally justified in his use of deadly force. Credit: Juneau Police Department via Storyful

Video transcript

Put it down.

Put the hatchet down.

Put the hatchet down.

Shoot, put it down.

Put it down.

Put it down now.

I have a gunpoint 1069.

Put it down.

Put it down.

Put down.

Put it down.

Shoot, put it down.

Vegan taser taser.

Put down the down the hatchet.

Put down the hatchet.

Put it down.

Put down the hat.

Put her, put her in handcuffs.

Put her in handcuffs.

OK. OK. OK. OK Jeff.

Jonah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

32.

But Shoot, put it down now.

Shoot.

I have 1069.

I’ve been down.

Put it down.

Put it down.

Put down.

Put it down.

Sit, put it down.

You get you my blood.

Put down the, down the hatchet down the hatchet.

Put it down.

Put down the hat.

Put down the hatchet.

shut.

Cinematics priority.

Put, put her in handcuffs.

Put her in handcuffs.

OK. Jeff, come get Jonah.

Step away.

You ever detained Jeff, stay with her.

Put it down.

Put down the hatchet.

She All right, put her in handcuffs.

Put her in handcuffs.

Yep.

Try to take a breather, man.

Take a breather.

You have detained Yeah.

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