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Meacham Park. He had offered to take a fireworks complaint from another officer because he was closer to the area. Suddenly, Johnson opened fire on McEntee, hitting him multiple times. McEntee drove a short distance, crashed, and fell out of the car. Johnson walked over and shot him again. McEntee later died in hospital.
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Johnson's daughter, 19-year-old Khorry Ramey, asked the courts to allow her to witness her father's execution. Her request was ultimately denied after a judge upheld a law that stated Ramey was too young. Missouri law requires a person to be aged 21 or older in order to view an execution.
164:, requested the death penalty in the police officer murder cases where the defendants were black but did not do so for the only white defendant. The courts rejected the defense and declined to halt the execution.
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