A police officer lost his life Sunday night after responding to a 911 call reporting gunshots at a home in Rittman, Ohio, according to the Wayne County Sheriff. The suspect and two other people also died, and two more officers along with a police dog were injured in the incident.
Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger spoke to reporters about the shooting, which took place in Rittman — a community located roughly 40 miles south of Cleveland. The initial 911 call came in around 9:30 p.m., reporting what Ballinger described as “some type of disturbance and shots fired.”
When officers arrived on scene, the situation turned deadly almost immediately. “Officers responded to the area and immediately started taking fire,” Ballinger said. “At this point, we have lost an officer in the line of duty.”
The conditions of the two injured officers and the police dog were not immediately available. Sheriff Ballinger did not offer additional details regarding the deaths of the suspect and the other two individuals, and he declined to take questions from reporters.
No names of those involved have been released at this time.
