Ohio police chief mourns an ‘amazing police officer’ who was killed during standoff
An Ohio police officer was shot dead Monday after a suspect, wanted for arson and vandalism at a Toledo cathedral, emerged from a standoff with police and started shooting, officials said.
Officer Brandon Stalker, 24, was providing perimeter security during the standoff, Chief of Police George Kral said.
“Very sad day for the city of Toledo and specifically the Toledo Police Department,” said Kral, who described Stalker as “an amazing police officer.”
Stalker, who joined the department in July 2018, leaves behind a fiance and a “very young child,” Kral told reporters.
A standoff with suspect in the Rosary Cathedral vandalism ended in officer's death and suspect shot in Toledo, Ohio. Warrant for vandalism names Christopher Harris