OHIO — State officials are investigating after a man was shot and killed by Clermont County sheriff’s deputies early Saturday morning in Pierce Township.
According to the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received a 911 call around midnight reporting a man with a gun at the Eastgate Mobile Home Park. During the call, dispatchers heard a woman in the background saying the man was intoxicated and suicidal.
Deputies responded to the scene and instructed the man multiple times to drop his weapon. When he did not comply, deputies fired their weapons, striking the man.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No deputies were injured during the incident.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the investigation, which is standard procedure in officer-involved shootings. The deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues.
No further information about the man’s identity has been released.
