A Cincinnati police officer shot a person near 2400 Compton Road Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
"It all ended here at thisShell station on Compton Roadin Colerain Township.
Thewoman you're about to meet wasfeet away when the suspect wasshot.""I pulled up at the gasstation and I didn't get outimmediatley.
I was on myphone."THAT LAST-MINUTE DECISION MAYHAVE KEPT KELLIE THOMPSON OUTOF HARM'SWAY."There was one that pulled upnext to me and then they alljust kind of started swarmingin after a while."THOMPSON WAS JUST A FEW STEPSAWAY FROM WHAT CINCINNATIPOLICE SAY WAS A DRUG DEALINGINVESTIGATION."They were tussling.
I wasn'tout of my car and then I heardapop."CROSSED OUT OF DISTRICT FIVEAND INTO COLERAIN TOWNSHIP,WHERE COLERAIN OFFICERS PULLEDTHE SUSPECT OVER HERE."The officers approached theindividual in the vehicle.
Ashe exited the vehicle astruggle ensued.
At this pointwe know that a Taser wasdischarged and also one shotwasfired."THAT SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO UCMEDICAL CENTER WHERE HEUNDERWENT SURGERY AND WASQUICKLY LISTED IN STABLECONDITION."They were doing CPR andthings like that to get himback toconsciousness."WE DON'T YET KNOW IF HE HAD AWEAPON.
CPD WILL REVIEW THEOFFICER'S CONDUCT."As part of our currentprotocol, we will continue theinvestigation.
He will be onadministrative leave pendingtheinvestigation."WE EXPECT TO LEARN MORE FROMCINCINNATI POLICE IN A NEWSCONFERENCE WEDNESDAY.
KRISTENSWILLEY... WCPO... 9 NEWS.
Shooting a suspect in the back outside a Colerain Township gas station was “definitely not an appropriate use of force” for the..