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Officer Involved Shooting Press Release from Wooster Police
On 04-02-2025 at approximately 1530 hours, Wooster Police investigated the theft of a license plate from a vehicle in the 600 block of Madison Avenue. The license plate was entered into the Flock Camera system (a camera system that reads license plates throughout the city), and it was determined that the license plate had been placed on a silver Honda Pilot and the vehicle was travelling in the Northern part of the City. Officers located the vehicle and a short pursuit started before being called off by Wooster Police. The vehicle was spotted again on the East side of town and an officer initiated a traffic stop at Geyers Chapel Rd. just South of Back Orrville Rd. The suspect immediately exited his vehicle and fired several rounds at the Officer. The Officer returned fire at which time the suspect entered his vehicle and fled from the scene. Wooster Police did not pursue at this time due to damage from being struck by gunfire.
The Wayne County Sheriffs Department and Ohio State Highway Patrol located the vehicle and a second pursuit started. The suspect fired several more rounds at Officers from the vehicle during the pursuit. No officers fired any rounds during this pursuit. The suspect vehicle entered the City of Wooster and The Ohio State Highway Patrol along with the Dalton Police Department collided with the suspect vehicle on Cleveland Rd at the Dix Expressway exit ramp. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to Wooster Community Hospital and then transported via life flight to Akron General Hospital. The suspect sustained life threatening injuries from an apparent gunshot wound. No officers were injured during this event.
Assistance with the investigation is being provided by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and The Ohio State Highway Patrol. Agencies involved in the pursuit were The Wooster Police Department, The Wayne County Sheriffs Department, The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Dalton Police Department, and Medway Drug Enforcement Agency.
Press Release provided by Captain Lemmon Wooster Police Department