UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 34-year-old woman was shot and killed by police late Tuesday night, the Clermont County Coroner's Office said.
Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said officers were dispatched at 10:53 p.m. after receiving calls reporting a wrong-way driver on I-275.
According to OSHP, at 11:15 p.m., a trooper located a Ford Escape driving northbound on the shoulder of the southbound lanes of the interstate. OSHP said the trooper intentionally collided his cruiser with the vehicle, bringing it to a stop against the concrete barrier.
The release states, "A firearm was displayed by the driver of the car."
"After the shooting occurred," OSHP said first aid was rendered, but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The coroner's office identified the driver as Kelsey Hildal from Blue Ash.
We talked with John Larry, who told us he was on his way to work on I-275 when he drove up on the scene.
"I see the police stop the car and the guns drawn and they're telling them to get out the car, get out the car," Larry said.
Hear more from Larry in the video below:
Larry said he's shocked after the whole situation.
"The car just kept rolling forward I guess (she) kept driving forward and as (she's) driving forward I hear about I mean I see about 4 or 5 shots from an officer," he said.
Larry started recording a video after he saw the shots and then saw the car move over to the other side of the highway while officers were following it. He said he saw officers perform CPR on the woman.
He told us he's thankful he didn't get hit by any crossfire.
"I'm just shocked like everybody else," Larry said. "I'm really thankful man. God, God's always watching over me man."
OSHP did not say whether a trooper fired the shots, or a Union Township Police Department officer; both agencies were on scene, OSHP said.
A trooper received minor injuries that were unrelated to the shooting, OSHP said.
Ohio's Bureau for Criminal Investigation is now performing an independent investigation of the shooting.
The interstate was closed just beyond Ohio State Route 32 in Union Township for at least seven hours while police were investigating. I-275 reopened around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene in addition to OSHP, including the Union Township Police Department and the Miami Township Police Department.
