COLUMBUS – Police say they shot and wounded a man after he charged at them with a baseball bat during a domestic violence incident on the Northeast Side early Monday morning.
UPDATE: This article has been updated to include the names of the officers involved.
The incident began with a 911 call at 2:25 a.m. from a home on Medina Avenue during which the dispatcher heard screaming between a man and woman, division spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner said. He says the woman started to tell the dispatcher the man was hitting her when the phone was dropped and the woman was heard crying.
When Officers Amber Rich and Sheldon Harris arrived, the suspect was no longer at the scene but while they were questioning the woman who made the complaint, Jamison Edgerley returned to the scene wielding a bat, Weiner said.
Weiner says witnesses heard the officers order Edgerly to drop the bat as he advanced towards one of the officers. When he ignored the commands the officers opened fire, hitting Edgerly multiple times, Weiner said.
Edgerly, 29, was taken to Grant Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition, Weiner said.
No other injuries were reported.
A baseball bat was recovered from the scene.
Weiner says Edgerley was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for receiving stolen property and is being charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and assault.
As in all police involved shootings, Weiner says, the incident will be investigated by the Critical Incident Response Team (made up of specially trained investigators from the Homicide Units and the findings will be forwarded to the Division of Police Firearms/Police-Involved Death Review Board and top division officials.