Sunday’s fatal officer-involved shooting was the first for a township in Warren County, officials said.
Hamilton Township Police Chief Scott Hughes held a press conference Tuesday after two of his 22 sworn officers shot a man Sunday, killing him.
Hughes said Anthony Williams, 57, pointed a .357 magnum caliber revolver at officers from his back porch. The chief said officers were there after Williams’s partner fled to a neighbor’s house and reported gunfire to a 911 dispatcher.
What happened? Timeline of events
Hughes recounted the timeline of events Sunday, which he said led to the shooting:
At 6:18 p.m., a 911 call was received. Williams’s neighbor placed the call, but it was apparent Williams’s partner was at the house recounting what happened. “My neighbor just came over and said her partner has a gun . and threatened to kill himself,” the caller said. “Apparently he is intoxicated . He’s the only one in the house.” Hughes said Williams had no cr
New details in police shooting of armed man in Hamilton Township
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Hamilton Township Police Chief Scott Hughes at a press briefing May 4, 2021 after officers shot and killed an armed man.
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After a standoff in Warren County ended with officers fatally shooting an armed man Sunday, the Hamilton Township Police Department released new details about the incident Tuesday. We have never had an officer-involved shooting⦠in the departmentâs history, said Police Chief Scott Hughes at Tuesday s press briefing.
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44-year-old shot to death in Lakewood apartment (Source: Lakewood Police) By Stephanie Czekalinski | May 2, 2021 at 4:36 PM EDT - Updated May 2 at 4:36 PM
LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) - A 44-year-old man is dead after he was shot in the head Sunday morning in an apartment at the intersection of Madison and Elmwood avenues in Lakewood.
Police were called to the area shortly before 9:30 a.m. on a report of shots fired, according to a Lakewood police media release.
Officers were directed to an apartment building in the 2000 block of Elmwood Avenue.
They found several spent shell casings outside the door of apartment three, according to the release. They forced their way into the apartment after they did not receive a response from inside.
Updated: 5:37 PM EDT May 3, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff A man was shot and killed by police Sunday after he pointed a gun in the direction of officers outside a residence in Warren County Sunday night, according to Hamilton Township Police.It happened in the 1200 block of Adams Road where officers responded to a report of a man armed with a weapon, threatening to harm himself. Officers said they received reports that the man had already discharged shots inside his home. According to radio traffic, the man s wife walked to a neighbor s house for help after her husband fired a gun twice in the house. The neighbor called 911. Radio traffic details more of what was said in the 911 call. He has a handgun. Now saying she heard a shot as she was walking to the neighbors, a dispatcher said. They re saying the male s been drinking all day, When officers arrived on the scene, they requested assistance from the Warren County SWAT unit. According