A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of Jada Johnson, a 22-year-old Black woman killed by Fayetteville, N.C., police in 2022 after officers fired 17 bullets at her during a mental health crisis.​

Capital B News reports that Johnson died in her grandfather's living room on July 1, 2022, at the hands of Officer Zacharius Borom.

The devastating incident unfolded in front of family members, including her then-2-year-old daughter, who witnessed her mother’s final moments.

U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle ruled that Officer Borom was protected by qualified immunity for his “split-second judgments.”

The decision came despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling rejecting the "moment-of-threat" standard, urging courts to review the full sequence of events leading to shootings.​

Johnson’s great-grandfather, Rick Iwanski, expressed disgust, noting the ruling ignored the full context instructed by the Supreme Court. He plans to consult attorneys on Friday about refiling, as prosecutors never charged Borom.​

“I’m pissed, but resolved to get this done,” Iwanski said to Capital B.

Days before her death, Johnson had reported an abusive ex-boyfriend attempting to break into the home to the police. And in that report, she “expressed heightened distrust and anxiety” toward the responding officers.

The night of the shooting, family members called 911 multiple times as Johnson, who was in crisis, had misused the line. Because of this, officers arrived around 9:30 p.m. to arrest her but did not summon the department's Crisis Intervention Team, trained for mental health calls.​

According to the family’s legal team, this decision meant that officers exceeded their authority.

The judge, however, ruled that because an ambulance was arranged for voluntary treatment, this proved that officers acted within their authority.

During the exchange, Johnson drew a gun, refused to surrender it, aimed it at an officer, and threatened suicide. Then Sgt. Timothy Rugg tackled her to disarm her when Borom fired the first seven shots.

He fired nine more as her hand reportedly moved toward the gun, and one final shot after Rugg secured it.

Johnson was pronounced dead before 10 p.m. Body camera footage was also used to support officer statements and court findings.

​Capital B shares that Johnson is one of 185 Black women killed by police since 2013, according to Mapping Police Violence. Forty-nine of these women showed signs of mental illnesses; no criminal charges were filed in any of these cases.