This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty, made minor changes to the clue, and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Chris.

publication date: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 (part of Winter 2019)

category: Crime

clue: This sniper decided to gun down cops in Dallas before being blown up by a robot.

explanation: Johnson starting killing cops in Dallas but then was blown up in a parking garage by a robot. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, Scott Hardie, and Stan Iwanchuk

trivia: Scott debated whether to categorize this goo in Crime or Terrorism, ultimately selecting Crime because Johnson's motive (as best understood by law enforcement after their investigation) was primarily personal rage rather than being political.


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