Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo other officers and a police dog were hurt, Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger said (Getty/iStock)A police officer was fatally shot while responding to a 911 call about gunshots and a disturbance at an Ohio home on Sunday night.The incident also resulted in the deaths of the suspect and two other people at the scene, though no further details about these fatalities were provided.Two additional officers and a police dog suffered injuries during the confrontation, with their conditions not immediately known.The shootings occurred in Rittman, Ohio, approximately 40 miles south of Cleveland. “Officers responded to the area and immediately started taking fire,” Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger said. “At this point, we have lost an officer in the line of duty.”More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Police officer among three dead after responding to 911 call in Ohio
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo other officers and a police dog were hurt, Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger said (Getty/iStock)A police officer was fatally shot while responding to a 911 call about gunshots and a disturbance at an Ohio home on Sunday night.The incident also resulted in the deaths of the suspect and two other people at the scene, though no further details about these fatalities were provided.Two additional officers and a police dog suffered injuries during the confrontation, with their conditions not immediately known.The shootings occurred in Rittman, Ohio, approximately 40 miles south of Cleveland. “Officers responded to the area and immediately started taking fire,” Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger said. “At this point, we have lost an officer in the line of duty.”More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
