Middletown officer fatally shoots man during call about fighting


Middletown officer fatally shoots man during call about fighting

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- A 911 call about two men allegedly fighting in Middletown on Christmas Eve ended with a police officer fatally shooting one of them.

According to city officials, officers were called to an apartment shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday on a report of two adult men fighting.

Officers allegedly knocked on the apartment door and identified themselves as police. According to the city, one of the men opened the door and displayed a weapon, prompting one of the officers to fire.

The subject was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigation into the shooting has been turned over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact BCI at 855-224-6446 or 740-845-2000.

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