Deputy kills Amite man during standoff

• Advocate staff report
• Published: Nov 23, 2009 - UPDATED: 12:28 p.m.

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A deputy killed an Amite man during a struggle and a standoff, the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office reported Monday.

David Johnson, 49, of 26432 East Snowcreek Road in Amite, was armed with a shotgun when he was shot in front of his home where deputies had responded to a domestic case Sunday night, said Dawn Panepinto, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office.

Johnson died in a hospital Monday morning, she said.

Additional details are being witheld pending the outcome of the investigation.