Shooting Victim Identified

As that fatal shooting of a man on the Umatilla Indian Reservation is still under an active investigation, the identity of the person who was killed has been released. 39 year old Jeremiah James Johnson was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Umatilla Tribal Police last Sunday morning just after 10:30, were informed by a 911 call, of a domestic disturbance on Bingham Road in Adams, Oregon… within the boundaries of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Officers were confronted upon their arrival by Johnson, who was armed. During the confrontation, the officers fired at Johnson,
killing him.