Chief: Man who killed Toledo officer had vowed not to go to jail
By John Seewer - Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man who charged out of his house and shot and killed an Ohio police officer after a two-hour standoff had repeatedly made incoherent statements to negotiators and vowed he wouldn’t be take alive, the police chief said Wednesday.
Officers fatally shot the man on Monday, seconds after he opened his front door and began firing two handguns, said Toledo Police Chief George Kral.
One of the shots struck Officer Brandon Stalker, who was crouched behind a police vehicle. Stalker, a 24-year-old who became an officer in 2018, died Monday at a hospital.