03-19-2011, 12:24 PM
thankyou DT.
SANDUSKY - A 30-year-old Sandusky police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop Saturday morning that involved a man on a bicycle.
Andy Dunn, who has worked for the department since 2003, was shot multiple times during the 3 a.m. traffic stop involving Kevin Randleman, 50, whose last known address was 909 West Adams St., Sandusky.
Erie County Sheriff Terry Lyons said Officer Dunn was pronounced dead at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, at 4:33 a.m. Saturday. Randleman was shot at least once during the exchange of gunfire with Officer Dunn. He was transported to Firelands and later taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center, former Medical College of Ohio.
Sheriff Lyons said Officer Dunn stopped Randleman while he was riding a bicycle on Tyler Street between Hayes and Prospect streets. The sheriff did not release a reason for the traffic stop.
Officer Dunn is married and has two young children. He is a 1999 Sandusky High School graduate who attended Terra Community College, where he received an associate's degree in law enforcement-police science. He previously worked as a part-time officer for the Clyde Police Department. Officer Dunn's father, Matt Dunn, has worked for the Sandusky department for 20 years.
RIP Officer Dunn
SANDUSKY - A 30-year-old Sandusky police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop Saturday morning that involved a man on a bicycle.
Andy Dunn, who has worked for the department since 2003, was shot multiple times during the 3 a.m. traffic stop involving Kevin Randleman, 50, whose last known address was 909 West Adams St., Sandusky.
Erie County Sheriff Terry Lyons said Officer Dunn was pronounced dead at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, at 4:33 a.m. Saturday. Randleman was shot at least once during the exchange of gunfire with Officer Dunn. He was transported to Firelands and later taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center, former Medical College of Ohio.
Sheriff Lyons said Officer Dunn stopped Randleman while he was riding a bicycle on Tyler Street between Hayes and Prospect streets. The sheriff did not release a reason for the traffic stop.
Officer Dunn is married and has two young children. He is a 1999 Sandusky High School graduate who attended Terra Community College, where he received an associate's degree in law enforcement-police science. He previously worked as a part-time officer for the Clyde Police Department. Officer Dunn's father, Matt Dunn, has worked for the Sandusky department for 20 years.
RIP Officer Dunn