George Shillcock

5 days ago | wosu.org | George Shillcock

The man who police say shot and injured two Mifflin Township police officers last week remains hospitalized in critical condition, but is stable, after he was arrested on Friday evening. Daveonte Dixon, 21, allegedly shot the two officers after a traffic stop on May 28 and led police on a multi-day manhunt around the Columbus area.

1 week ago | wosu.org | George Shillcock

Daveonte Dixon, the suspect who allegedly shot and injured two Mifflin Township Police officers Wednesday evening is in custody. Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9 President Brian Steel said Dixon, 21, was captured by police on Friday. Steel said Dixon was captured on Columbus' south side by a joint task force. No other details were immediately available from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office or other authorities who had been searching for Dixon.

1 week ago | wosu.org | George Shillcock

Marysville Police say a Union County sheriff's deputy shot a man while responding to a domestic dispute, which escalated into a car chase early Friday morning. Police said in a statement officers were responding to a domestic dispute near the 900 block of White Oak Court that escalated when a man pulled out a gun and fired at officers around 2 a.m. Several law enforcement agencies then chased the suspect after he fled on U.S. 33.

1 week ago | wosu.org | George Shillcock

The Mifflin Township police shooting that left two officers injured is reigniting debate over how harsh the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office has been on criminal defendants. Daveonte Dixon, 21, allegedly shot the two unidentified police officers on Wednesday after he fled the vehicle he was a passenger in during a traffic stop. Dixon is still at large and one of the officers he shot is still in the hospital recovering from gunshot wounds and two surgeries.

1 week ago | wosu.org | George Shillcock

The 21-year-old man officials say shot two Mifflin Township police officers during a traffic stop on Wednesday evening is still at large. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said at a Thursday afternoon press conference that law enforcement at the state, local and national levels are searching for the suspect, who has been identified as Daveonte Dixon. Officers from the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service are participating in the search.