sharp charge
05-22-09, 08:38.17 AM
This happened in the hood, but it goes to show you that you don't get to pick the place and time when shit happens.
CLEVELAND — An off-duty Cleveland police officer shot and killed an aggravated robbery suspect shortly after midnight today in the 7700 block of Kinsman Road.
Police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho said the eight-year officer was robbed at gunpoint after being forced to stop his personal vehicle at a makeshift roadblock set up by one or more suspects in the single passable westbound lane of Kinsman Road, which is temporarily a one-way street westbound while it is under construction between East 79th Street and Grand Avenue.
During the robbery, the officer and one of the suspects exchanged gunfire; the suspect was killed in the gunfire. At least two gunshots hit the officer's car; he was not injured, Stacho said.
The 22-year-old suspect and other unidentified suspects were believed to have stopped and robbed other motorists in the area before encountering the off-duty officer. Investigators are reviewing calls to the area immediately before the deadly force incident and are asking victims or witnesses to contact Cleveland police homicide detectives at 216-623-5464.
CLEVELAND — An off-duty Cleveland police officer shot and killed an aggravated robbery suspect shortly after midnight today in the 7700 block of Kinsman Road.
Police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho said the eight-year officer was robbed at gunpoint after being forced to stop his personal vehicle at a makeshift roadblock set up by one or more suspects in the single passable westbound lane of Kinsman Road, which is temporarily a one-way street westbound while it is under construction between East 79th Street and Grand Avenue.
During the robbery, the officer and one of the suspects exchanged gunfire; the suspect was killed in the gunfire. At least two gunshots hit the officer's car; he was not injured, Stacho said.
The 22-year-old suspect and other unidentified suspects were believed to have stopped and robbed other motorists in the area before encountering the off-duty officer. Investigators are reviewing calls to the area immediately before the deadly force incident and are asking victims or witnesses to contact Cleveland police homicide detectives at 216-623-5464.