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Widow Accepts Honor for Slain Officer Michael Johnson Who Was Inducted Into Police Amateur Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame

Slain San Jose Police Officer Michael Johnson was inducted into the Police Amateur Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame Thursday night – and in his place, his widow accepted the award.

Johnson was a star athlete, winning gold medals in both judo and shooting at the US police and fire championships.

He was shot and killed by a suspect in March.

"I miss my husband every day,"Nikki Johnson said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with NBC Bay Area

. "He was a very bright spot in a lot of people's lives, especially his whole family. We're taking it one day at a time."

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