Multiple Dignitaries To Attend Today's Memorial For Fallen SJPD Officer

Federal, state and local dignitaries are scheduled to attend a memorial service today for San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson, who was fatally shot by a suspect last week, police said.

Johnson, 38, was shot and killed by Scott Dunham, 57, in the 2600 block of Senter Road in East San Jose on March 24, police said.

A member of Dunham’s family called police around 6:50 p.m. that day to report that Dunham was distraught and intoxicated and had access to guns, according to police. Dunham allegedly fired a rifle from the balcony of his home, killing Johnson.

Another officer killed Dunham in an exchange of bullets, police said. Johnson, a 14-year veteran, was the 12th police officer killed while on duty in San Jose since the city’s police department was founded in 1849.

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Johnson is survived by his parents, Katherine Decker and Daniel Johnson, according to the state governor’s office.

Today, a motorcade will start in Los Gatos at 10 a.m. and head to the SAP Center for an 11 a.m. service scheduled to last until 1:30 p.m.

A procession will follow to a private ceremony at Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park. State Attorney General Kamala Harris will be in attendance and make remarks during the service, according to police.

San Jose police Chief Larry Esquivel will also speak at the memorial, as will Jamie Radnack, Johnson’s sister. Other state officials attending include Rep. Mike Honda, Sen. Jim Beall and Assemblyman Kansen Chu, police said. Local dignitaries scheduled to attend include the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and City Council. Representatives for U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein will also be at the service.

Former San Jose mayors Ron Gonzales and Tom McEnery, retired San Jose police Chief Rob Davis and Laurie McNamara, widow of former chief Joseph McNamara will also attend. The procession preceding the service will impact traffic in Los Gatos, Campbell and San Jose.

The roughly 11-mile procession will start at Darling & Fischer Chapel of the Hills in Los Gatos at 615 N. Santa Cruz Ave.

The route will continue north on Winchester Boulevard through Campbell for about 6.5 miles then turn east on Stevens Creek Boulevard near the Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall. The last stretch of the procession continues on Stevens Creek Boulevard, which turns to West San Carlos Street, then north to the SAP Center.

After the memorial, a procession will go through downtown San Jose, then along South First Street and Monterey Highway to the cemetery.

--Bay City News

--Photo courtesy of Larry Esquivel‏@sjpdchief on Twitter

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