An Ohio police officer has died after a shooting incident with a suspect, the Toledo police station said Monday.
Chief George Kral identified the officer as 24-year-old Brandon Stalker. According to Kral, Stalker was once hit by the suspect, who swung two firearms as he left a house he entered after a conversation with police.
“This is a very dark and horrible day for the city of Toledo,” Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz told a news conference.
Around 15:53 ET, officers spotted the suspect, searching in an earlier vandalism and arson at a city cathedral with a cigarette in Fulton Street.
According to abc13, the historic Rosary Cathedral was vandalized with graffiti that read “Jesus is black” and “Black Jesus”. It is understood that the damage would cost $ 5,100. Kral said police have warrants for the suspect.
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After Stalker and at least one other officer approached the suspect, he swung a firearm and entered a house.
Police set up a perimeter and called in negotiators and swat teams.