Ohio deputy is fatally shot responding to domestic violence call, suspect is wounded

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Authorities accidental an Ohio sheriff’s lawman who responded to a home unit telephone astatine a location was fatally changeable by a fishy who was wounded

MARENGO, Ohio -- An Ohio sheriff’s lawman who responded to a home unit telephone astatine a location was fatally changeable by a fishy who was wounded, authorities said.

The Morrow County Sheriff’s bureau said the shooting occurred Monday nighttime successful the municipality of Marengo, astir 35 miles (56 kilometers) northbound of Columbus. The deputy's sanction has not been released.

In a connection posted connected the department’s Facebook page, Morrow County Sheriff John Hinton said the lawman was changeable soon aft helium arrived astatine the home. The lawman and the fishy were some taken to a hospital, wherever the lawman was pronounced dormant a abbreviated clip later.

“There are nary words to explicit the symptom being felt by our office,” Hinton said.

The fishy remains hospitalized successful superior condition, Hinton said. No different injuries were reported successful the shooting.

The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office volition pb the probe into the shooting, with assistance from the state's Bureau of Criminal Investigation.