MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — The Butler County Coroner's Office has released the name of the man shot and killed by police on Christmas Eve.
Christopher Gorak, 50, died from gunshot wounds at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night, the coroner's office said.
According to a release from Middletown police, officers responded to reports of two men fighting at an apartment on the 1000 block of Park Lane at 7:04 p.m.
Upon arriving at the scene, police knocked on the reported apartment's door and identified themselves as officers.
Police said a man, now identified as Gorak, opened the door with a firearm pointed at the officers. In response, the release said an officer shot Gorak.
He was pronounced deceased. No officers were injured.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is investigating the shooting, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the BCI at 855-224-6446 or 740-845-2000.
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