Tag Archives: Ohio
Cleveland cop shoots a 59-yr old man with a BB gun
“Cleveland police are reporting an officer-involved shooting at East 123rd Street and Saywell Avenue. Officers said the incident happened at approximately 6:45 p.m. Thursday when a man came to the scene of an earlier burglary, asked a detective “are you looking for me?” and then drew a semi-automatic pistol. The officer ordered the suspect to […]
Kevin Willingham, shot and killed by cop Benjamin Schneider in Cincinatti
“Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig is held a press conference Saturday and released new information about a deadly police involved shooting in the West End. Police say a social worker was going to a home to check on a bed-ridden woman in her 50’s with a police officer when the resident, who was the woman’s brother, opened the door and […]
James Hattersly, 28 shot to death by cops in Columbus, Ohio – video
“A man was shot and killed by police after allegedly pointing a gun at officers at a north-side hotel. Investigators say hotel employees called police after Hattersly pulled a gun and threatened to kill with his wife while arguing over a room key early Sunday morning. Police say Hattersly was spotted brandishing his gun when […]
Everywhere, there are more cops shooting more people
In July 2012, with more than half the year over, police departments around the nation suddenly realized that their cops were shooting people at alarming and in many cases unprecedented rates. Here is a collection of articles about police departments trying to make sense of the carnage they have inflicted in the year 2012 in […]
Akron police shoot and kill victim – 7/26, video
“An armed suspect fatally shot by police in Akron early Thursday morning. It happened just before 7 a.m. on Dietz Avenue. Police were pursuing the suspect when he jumped out of his SUV, climbed a fence and ran behind a home on Dietz. During the confrontation with police, the suspect showed officers his gun, and […]
Cops shoot and kill man in Columbus, Ohio – video
“Investigators say a suspect believed to be connected to a fatal officer-involved shooting was apprehended after attempting to flee authorities in a police cruiser. Police say the man attempted to run away after crashing the cruiser, but was quickly caught and arrested. The suspect was the subject of an hours-long search that began after an […]
Bobby Forgey in critical condition after shot by police while reportedly attacking Heather Killen in Cleveland – video
“When police tried to pull Bobby Forgey over, they said he wouldn’t stop until he crashed at Harry’s Food Mart. Tuesday, the car he crashed into sits wrecked in the parking lot, but that’s not the worst of it– blood and medical supplies are remnants of what happened next. Witnesses talked to Channel 3 about […]
Video update: Heather Garrett, 29, bystander shot in the back as cops were shooting at Douglas Wiegand, 7/7, in Ohio
“Early Saturday morning a 50-yr old man was seen in the parking lot near Vine & Neal in the Arena District appearing to urinate. Police say an officer approached Douglas Wiegand and told him to find a cab and go home because he appeared to be intoxicated. A few minutes later that officer and another […]
Cops shoot unarmed victim and innocent bystander in Ohio
“Two people, including a bystander, were shot by police officers early Saturday morning after police said that a suspect drove his car toward them.” http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2012/jul/07/6/shots-ring-out-officer-involved-shooting-ar-1095382/
Cops Shooting People 