On Christmas Eve, a police officer fatally shot one of two men who allegedly were fighting in Middletown after receiving a 911 call.
According to city officials, officers were dispatched to an apartment shortly after 7 p.m. on Tuesday after receiving a report of two adult men fighting.
Officers allegedly knocked on the apartment door, identifying themselves as police. According to the city, one of the men opened the door and showed a weapon, prompting one of the officers to open fire.
The subject was pronounced dead on the scene.
Investigation into the shooting has been turned over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact BCI at 855-224-6446 or 740-845-2000.
