Procession for Eagan, Eden Prairie firefighter fatally shot in Minneapolis [Video]

MINNETONKA, Minn. (FOX 9) – A procession was held Tuesday morning for a firefighter who was killed in a shooting in Minneapolis over the weekend.

Joseph Johns, who worked for the Eagan and Eden Prairie fire departments, was killed early Sunday morning after a shooting in Minneapolis. A procession was held to bring his body from the medical examiner’s office in Minnetonka to a funeral home in Jordan.

Who was Johns

The City of Eden Prairie confirmed with FOX 9 that firefighter Johns died in the shooting while off duty. Johns had been a duty-crew firefighter in Eden Prairie since 2015 and was a career firefighter with the Eagan Fire Department since 2020.

The city’s full statement reads: “On Sunday morning, May 5, Eden Prairie Firefighter Joseph C. Johns died tragically while off duty. Johns served as a duty-crew firefighter in Eden Prairie since Sept. 2, 2015, and he was a career firefighter with the Eagan Fire Department since Jan. 13, 2020. …