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Four Dead, Including a Police Officer, in Ohio Shooting
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Four people, including Sgt. Scott Ries, a 54-year-old Rittman police officer, died from gunshot wounds during a law enforcement investigation of a break-in in Rittman, Ohio.
- The suspected shooter, Brandon Fazekas, 39, a former partner of one of the victims, Christine McWilliams, 44, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene along with McWilliams and her 13-year-old daughter McKinley.
- The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Sunday when officers responded to reports of a break-in and shots fired, and they came under immediate gunfire upon arrival.
- Four other law enforcement officers from Medina County and Hinckley Police Department were injured, with two treated at the scene and two hospitalized in stable condition.
- The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is conducting an inquiry into the officer-involved shooting, with no further details released about the events leading up to the shootings.
