02-12-2018, 07:05 PM
Ohio
Two police officers in a city near Columbus, Ohio, were shot and killed Saturday while responding to a 911 hangup call involving potential domestic abuse, the authorities said.
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^ Officers Eric Joering, 39, and Anthony Morelli, 54, had responded at 12:10 p.m., eight minutes after the 911 call, about a “potential domestic situation.”
“As they went into the apartment they were immediately met with gunfire, and both officers were shot,” Chief Morbitzer said at a news conference on Saturday afternoon. He paused several times to choke back tears.
Officer Joering, a 16-year veteran of the department, died at the scene. Officer Morelli, a 29-year veteran, was transported to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus in critical condition and later died. Officer Joering had a wife and four daughters, and Officer Morelli had a wife and two children. Rest in peace.
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^ The suspect, 30-year-old Quentin Smith, was shot and wounded by the officers and taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in critical condition Saturday, a Westerville city spokeswoman said. The hospital would not provide updates on his condition Sunday.
Police had been called to the home more than once before Saturday's fatal visit.
Refs:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/us/we...illed.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/natio...story.html
Two police officers in a city near Columbus, Ohio, were shot and killed Saturday while responding to a 911 hangup call involving potential domestic abuse, the authorities said.
^ Officers Eric Joering, 39, and Anthony Morelli, 54, had responded at 12:10 p.m., eight minutes after the 911 call, about a “potential domestic situation.”
“As they went into the apartment they were immediately met with gunfire, and both officers were shot,” Chief Morbitzer said at a news conference on Saturday afternoon. He paused several times to choke back tears.
Officer Joering, a 16-year veteran of the department, died at the scene. Officer Morelli, a 29-year veteran, was transported to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus in critical condition and later died. Officer Joering had a wife and four daughters, and Officer Morelli had a wife and two children. Rest in peace.
^ The suspect, 30-year-old Quentin Smith, was shot and wounded by the officers and taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in critical condition Saturday, a Westerville city spokeswoman said. The hospital would not provide updates on his condition Sunday.
Police had been called to the home more than once before Saturday's fatal visit.
Refs:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/us/we...illed.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/natio...story.html