The sight of John P. Johnson, of Lorain, running past two young children with a firearm and forcing a woman into her North Olmsted apartment has circulated widely since he was shot and killed by an Elyria police officer on Wednesday.
Elyria Police Chief James Welsh said Friday that he believes the footage, captured on a Ring doorbell camera and released to The Chronicle-Telegram by North Olmsted police, shows that the officer was acting to protect himself, the victim and her family when he shot Johnson…