Sheriff: Detective serving warrant shoots, wounds armed man
May 11, 2021
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ROSS TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) A police detective serving a search warrant at a southwestern Ohio home as part of a child pornography case shot and wounded a man who pointed a gun at officers, authorities said.
The shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. Monday at a Ross Township home, according to the Butler County sheriff’s office. A spokesman said that as officers entered the home, they were confronted by Alex Hoskins, 26, who was holding a handgun.
When Hoskins refused directives to drop the weapon and instead pointed it at officers, authorities say the detective fired at least one shot that struck Hoskins. He was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.
Armed man under investigation for child porn shot by detective in Ross Township
Alex Hoskins, 26, confessed to having, sending, receiving child porn Share Updated: 11:31 PM EDT May 10, 2021
Alex Hoskins, 26, confessed to having, sending, receiving child porn Share Updated: 11:31 PM EDT May 10, 2021
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Show Transcript BEHIND A HOUSE AND THE FIRST THING I HEARD WAS SIGNS AND IN MULTIPLE SIRENS A SHOCKING SITE ON JENNIFER DRIVE. THAT’S HOW OUR BODY OUTSIDE SO I CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON TOO. AND THEN I JUST SAW THE CARS DOWN THERE LIKE WHAT’S GOING ON HERE JOHN AND SHARON MCDONALD HAVE LIVED ON THIS ROSS TOWNSHIP STREET FOR DECADES. THEY’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BUTLER COUNTY. SHERIFF’S OFFICIALS SAY THEY CAME AT ABOUT NOON TO SERVE A SEARCH WARRANT WITH HOMELAND SECURITY AND A CHILD BORN INVESTIGATION. THEY DIVIDED INTO THE HOUSE. OKAY THE OTHER FAMILY THERE THE FATHER THE MOTHER WAS THERE AND THE OTHER INDIVIDU