RITTMAN, Ohio– A police officer responding to a 911 call about shots fired at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, a county sheriff said. Two other deputies and a police dog were injured, Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger told reporters. Their conditions were not immediately known.
RITTMAN, Ohio– A police officer responding to a 911 call about shots fired at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, a county sheriff said.
Two other deputies and a police dog were injured, Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger told reporters. Their conditions were not immediately known.
The shooting occurred Sunday night in Rittman, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Cleveland.
Ballinger said the 911 call came in around 9:30 p.m. about “some type of disturbance and shots fired.”
“Officers responded to the area and immediately began shooting,” Ballinger said. “At this point, we have lost an officer in the line of duty.”
No names have been published.
Ballinger did not provide further information about the deaths of the suspect and the other two people. He refused to answer questions.
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