WESTERVILLE (AP) — A portion of a Northeast Side interstate road has been renamed for two police officers who were killed in a shooting earlier this year.
.@ODOT_Columbus has installed signs on I-270, between the Cleveland Ave. and State St. exits, designating it the "Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering Memorial Highway." The City will present the families of our fallen @WestervillePD officers with a small replica on Nov. 13. pic.twitter.com/aLHzeUhLda
— City of Westerville (@tellwesterville) November 6, 2018
Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering, who died in the line of duty Feb. 10, 2018, are now honored by the portion of I-270 between Cleveland Avenue and SR 3/State Street in Westerville bearing their names.
WBNS-TV reports the Ohio Department of Transportation installed the signs this week.
Westerville officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering were shot Feb. 10 responding to a 911 hang-up call at a townhome in the Columbus suburb.
Westerville City Council says it will present the families with replica signs next Tuesday.