"LOS ANGELES -- Former NFL defensive lineman Kevin Johnson was found dead Wednesday morning at a Southern California homeless encampment. He was 55. Johnson was found in the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles after deputies responded just before 8 a.m. local time to a report of an unconscious man, sheriff's officials said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Johnson's cause of death was listed as "blunt head trauma" and "stab wounds," and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to L.A. County Medical Examiner records."
"Friends say Johnson had health issues later in life that led him to live on the streets, but they called him a wonderful friend who still made an impact on his community. "He was my best friend. I was best man at his wedding... Great guy, fun-loving. The community is going to miss him," Bruce Todd told our sister station, ABC7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles. His friends said Johnson had health problems that they believe might have been the result of CTE."
Kevin Johnson, 55, was found dead Wednesday morning in a Southern California homeless encampment in the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles after deputies responded to a report of an unconscious man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The L.A. County Medical Examiner listed blunt head trauma and stab wounds as causes of death and ruled the manner homicide. Investigators believe Johnson had been living at the encampment and are seeking witnesses. Friends said he developed health problems later in life that contributed to homelessness and described him as a wonderful, community-minded friend. Friends suspect some health issues may have resulted from CTE. Johnson played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders from 1995-1997 and later in the Arena Football League with the Orlando Predators and L.A. Avengers.
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