COLUMBUS – A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot by at least one Columbus police officer and one Franklin County sheriff’s deputy on the West Side Wednesday night, according to authorities.
Police officers patrolling the area of W. Broad Street near I-270 at approximately 8:59 p.m. came upon disabled vehicles following a traffic accident on W. Broad Street and assisted the occupants, along with sheriff’s deputies, Columbus Division of Police spokesman Sgt. James Fuqua said.
During the investigation of the crash, Brandon Johnson, who was an occupant of one of the vehicles involved, ran away with officers and deputies in pursuit on foot, Fuqua said.
During the pursuit, Johnson allegedly produced a firearm and fired it at the officers and deputies.
At least one officer and one deputy returned fire striking Johnson in the lower body, Fuqua said.
Once Johnson was taken into custody, Fuqua says the officers and deputies rendered aid until medical personnel arrived and took the 30-year-old man to a hospital, where his injuries were described as life-threatening.
A firearm was recovered from the suspect, who faces additional charges, which will be filed by the sheriff’s office, Fuqua said.
No injuries were sustained by officers or deputies, Fuqua said.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is conducting the investigation into the incident.