Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Derek Johnson was one of three Pine Bluff officers to encounter Jeremy Lawrence Jr., 23, on November 21, 2025, according to a February 2026 news release. Video released Friday, February 27, 2026, from Johnson's body-worn camera shows his actions in what 11th West Judicial Circuit Prosecuting Attorney Kyle Hunter said was a justified fatal shooting.

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