By Tom Moore
Jan 19, 2021
(Toledo) - A Toledo Police officer has died in the line of duty. Officer Brandon Stalker was shot and killed during a standoff Monday afternoon.
Toledo Police Chief George Kral said at a Monday news conference that Officer Stalker, who was 24 years old, was one of the officers serving a warrant for the arrest of a suspect in the arson and vandalism of a church in Toledo early Monday morning.
On Monday afternoon, when police went to serve a warrant for suspect Christopher Harris, he holed up inside his house. A SWAT team was called in. Officer Stalker was stationed at a perimeter to keep bystanders away. After tear gas was deployed in the house, Harris ran out, with a gun in each hand, firing shots in several directions. One of those bullets hit Officer Stalker in the head, and he died at the hospital. Harris was shot by police, and also died at the hospital.
By Fred LeFebvre
Jan 19, 2021 A Toledo police officer was shot and killed January 18, 2021 while on the scene of a barricaded gunman. Just before 4:00 PM on January 18th, officers on the Toledo Police Gang Task Force spotted the suspect wanted for the arson and vandalism of Rosary Cathedral earlier in the day. When officers attempted to stop the suspect, he produced a handgun and fled into his house in the 2200 block of Fulton. A perimeter was established around the house and Toledo Police Critical Incident Negotiators were called to the scene. The suspect did not participate in the more than two hours of de-escalation through negotiation. After the suspect refused to engage in the negotiation, the Toledo Police SWAT team deployed chemical agents into the house in an attempt to have the suspect exit the home and peacefully surrender. Officer Stalker was stationed on the perimeter of the scene to keep residents out of the scene and line of fire.