Police find suspect in fatal shooting of Ohio police officer in ‘ambush’ dead
CLEVELAND — An Ohio police officer investigating a call of a disturbance at a home was fatally shot Saturday night in what authorities described as an “ambush” by an alleged gunman who was found dead Sunday.
2024-05-13 15:21:45 - VI News Staff
The shooting unfolded just before 10 p.m. local time in a residential area of Euclid, Ohio, about 15 miles northeast of Cleveland, Capt. Mitchell Houser, a spokesperson for the Euclid Police Department, said in a statement.
Houser said officers were called to a residence to investigate a disturbance.
“While police were investigating, a gunman ambushed an officer, striking him with gunfire,” Houser said.
The mortally wounded officer was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Houser said.