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Convicted Killer Shannon Johnson Sentenced to Death

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 5, 2008



Wilmington, DE – Today, Attorney General Beau Biden announced that Shannon M. Johnson, age 24
of Wilmington, was sentenced today by Judge M. Jane Brady to death by lethal injection plus 95 years
in prison.
“Shannon Johnson is a threat to society. His conviction and today’s sentence ensures that justice will
be served,” stated Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III. “Victim and witness testimony was critically
important to securing this conviction and I want to thank them for having the courage to come
forward. Without their testimony a very dangerous person could be on the street.”
On September 24, 2006, Johnson shot and killed Cameron Hamlin in the City of Wilmington. On
November 10, 2006, Johnson approached a car in Wilmington, driven by Lakeisha Truitt. He fired a
gun at the car, smashed the driver’s side window, dragged her from the car, shot her, and fled
the scene. Truitt was taken to the hospital, where she recovered. Johnson was arrested by Wilmington
Police on November 15, 2006.
Johnson was convicted in New Castle County Superior Court on March 27, 2008 of First Degree
Murder, First Degree Assault, First Degree Reckless Endangering, three counts of Possession of a
Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person
Prohibited.
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Convicted Killer Shannon Johnson Sentenced to Death

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 5, 2008



Wilmington, DE – Today, Attorney General Beau Biden announced that Shannon M. Johnson, age 24
of Wilmington, was sentenced today by Judge M. Jane Brady to death by lethal injection plus 95 years
in prison.
“Shannon Johnson is a threat to society. His conviction and today’s sentence ensures that justice will
be served,” stated Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III. “Victim and witness testimony was critically
important to securing this conviction and I want to thank them for having the courage to come
forward. Without their testimony a very dangerous person could be on the street.”
On September 24, 2006, Johnson shot and killed Cameron Hamlin in the City of Wilmington. On
November 10, 2006, Johnson approached a car in Wilmington, driven by Lakeisha Truitt. He fired a
gun at the car, smashed the driver’s side window, dragged her from the car, shot her, and fled
the scene. Truitt was taken to the hospital, where she recovered. Johnson was arrested by Wilmington
Police on November 15, 2006.
Johnson was convicted in New Castle County Superior Court on March 27, 2008 of First Degree
Murder, First Degree Assault, First Degree Reckless Endangering, three counts of Possession of a
Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person
Prohibited.
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