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Four other officers and a police dog were hurt in the shooting
Sunday night in Rittman, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of
Cleveland, authorities said.
“Upon arrival at the scene, officers came under immediate
gunfire,” a joint statement from Rittman Police Chief Robert
Shows and the sheriffs in Wayne and Medina counties said.
Sgt. Scott Ries, a 10-year veteran of the Rittman Police
Department, was killed, the statement said.
Three of the wounded officers were with the Medina County
Sheriff's Office and the fourth was with the Hinckley Police
Department. Two of the group were taken to a hospital and were
in stable condition. The others were treated at the scene.
The dog was in serious condition.
The names of the suspect and the others who died, as well as the
circumstances of their deaths, were not released. The Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives posted online that the
suspect's former partner and her child died.
Before the 54-year-old Ries joined the department, he was a
deputy sheriff for the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and an
officer for the Sugar Grove Police Department.
In honor of Ries, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday ordered that
U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff at all public
buildings and grounds throughout Wayne County, the Ohio
Statehouse and two other state buildings. Flags will remain
lowered until sunset on the day of Ries' funeral.
“We ask all Ohioans to keep the family, friends, and fellow
officers of our fallen hero in their thoughts and prayers as
they endure this unimaginable loss,” the Fraternal Order of
Police of Ohio posted online.
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