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Police have identified a 26-year-old man shot by a Butler County Sheriff s deputy in Ross Township Monday.
Alex Hoskins was brandishing a firearm, according to the Butler County Sheriff s Office release. He was treated and released from Fort Hamilton Hospital. The sheriff s office has Hoskins in custody.
Officials said they were executing a search warrant when the man was shot. Police said in the release that Hoskins believed he was under investigation, and that he bought a firearm in preparation for a confrontation with police.
Police said Hoskins admitted to possessing, sending, and receiving child pornography. He was charged with felonious assault, and three counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material/performance.
Grand jury returns no indictment in fatal Liberty Twp. police shooting
The Jan. 11 shooting involved SWAT officers
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and last updated 2021-04-22 19:16:53-04
A Butler County grand jury has reviewed evidence in a January officer-involved fatal shooting in Liberty Twp. and declined to issue an indictment, according to Prosecutor Michael Gmoser.
Deputy Ricky Phillips, now an acting detective, shot and killed Junius Thomas after a several-hour standoff at the Lakota Pointe Townhomes following a response to a domestic report on Jan. 10. An investigation conducted by the sheriffâs office says Thomas raised a weapon in a doorway, and the deputy fired.
A Butler County Grand Jury has declined to issue an indictment in the January standoff that ended with an armed man being shot four times by an officer.
On January 11, the Butler County Regional SWAT team responded to a 911 call from a resident living in the 6800 block of Yoakum Court at Lakota Pointe Townhomes near Liberty Junior High School.
The caller said someone she knew broke through her front door and had a pistol.
By the time SWAT arrived, the caller was able to get out of the apartment. The man who broke in, Junius Thomas III, 31, was still inside, according to officials.
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