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Police: Shootout Home Contained Drugs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Police have obtained an arrest warrant for the male subject they say sold illegal drugs to undercover operatives Tuesday afternoon at the house where a 92-year-old woman later died in a shootout with police.
Kathryn Johnston died in a hail of bullets when she fired at three undercover agents with a “no knock” warrant who broke down her door.
Police say they found illegal drugs in the northwest Atlanta home after the shootout. “Yes, narcotics was found at the location,” said Officer James Polite, spokesman for the Atlanta Police. He declined to elaborate further, citing an on-going investigation.
The shootout is under investigation by Atlanta Police, the Fulton District Attorney’s office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which had evidence trailers at the Johnston home Wednesday night.
Police say they do not know the identity of the suspect who allegedly sold them drugs at the residence earlier in the day. The warrant, issued in the name of “John Doe”, also known as “Sam.” charges him with selling illegal narcotics He is described as a black male, 33 to 36 years old, weighing about 250 pounds. He is about six feet tall, with black hair and brown eyes.
According to her relatives, Johnston was a frightened old woman who had burglar bars on her windows and doors and rarely let friends and neighbors into her home. Five of her shots from a revolver hit the three officers, who were all treated and released from Grady Hospital Wednesday.
She was hit twice in the chest, according to the coroner’s report. Bullets also hit her extremities. Police declined to say how many shots were fired by police.
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