EVENDALE, Ohio — All northbound lanes of I-75 have reopened after a Lockland police officer shot and killed a man on the highway following a police pursuit.
Lanes were closed near the Lockland Split for more than four hours.
Sometime before 2:45 a.m., the West Chester Police Department said a license plate reader notified it about a stolen vehicle. Officers found the car and tried to pull the driver over, but the suspect drove away. Police say they started a pursuit at the Princeton Glendale Road and Provident Drive intersection.
They chased the vehicle for about six miles and stopped the pursuit at the Hamilton County line.
Following that pursuit, officers from both Lockland and Evendale responded to assist at around 2:45 a.m.
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Evendale police officers found the crashed vehicle near Glendale Milford Road and Evendale Drive, but the suspects were not on the scene.
Lockland Police Chief Michael Ott said in a press release that his officers also responded to help find the suspects who fled following the pursuit. He said one suspect was arrested and another officer found a man walking on northbound I-75 at the 14-mile marker.
Ott said the man didn't obey the officer's commands and was holding something in his hands. Ott said the officer initially used a Taser but it didn't stop the suspect. According to the press release, the officer "had to resort to his firearm" after the suspect continued to disobey commands.
Ott said the officer shot the suspect in the chest. Medical assistance was requested, but the suspect was pronounced dead on the scene.
The incident remains under investigation.
