Ohio police officers who shot a man while responding to a report of a possible robbery used deadly force in an appropriate manner and will not be charged, a Cincinnati-area prosecutor said Friday.
Two Wyoming city officers shot Joe Frasure Jr. early Monday after he ignored orders to stop and nearly struck one of them while driving a pickup truck toward them in a confined space between two buildings, authorities said. Police body camera footage of the nightly confrontation shows the vehicle moving forward and officers yelling at it to stop.
VIDEO SHOWS POLICE REPEATEDLY WARNING AN OHIO MAN SHOT AND DEAD AFTER APPROACHING THEM WITH A RIFLE
Although it’s unclear if he was intentionally trying to attack police or flee, the officers’ response was reasonable because they felt their lives were in danger as Frasure sped away, Hamilton County Attorney Melissa Powers said.
Ohio police officers who shot a driver who ignored their orders to stop were justified in their actions and will not be charged, a prosecutor has announced.
Frasure, 28, who was from Lawrenceburg, Indiana, died Tuesday at a Cincinnati hospital, according to the coroner’s office.
OHIO MURDER SUSPECT SHOT AND DEAD BY POLICE
Officers had been responding to a neighbor’s report of a possible burglary at an apartment building that was supposed to be vacant, Powers said.
Authorities said Frasure and her father fled when police confronted them behind the building. Both men had active warrants related to prior charges or convictions, according to the prosecutor’s office.
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Frasure’s father told WLWT-TV that they were there cleaning out the apartment of a relative who had died.
