COLUMBUS – Columbus SWAT officers fatally shot an armed man following a 1 1/2-hour standoff at a home in Franklinton early Sunday.
UPDATE 5/21/18 12:29 p.m.: The suspect has been identified as Corey Cordova, 30, of Columbus.
UPDATE 5/23/18 6:29 a.m.: Columbus police identified the officers involved in the shooting:
SWAT Gold Team
Officer Troy Palmer and Officer Timothy Halbakken
SWAT Red Team
Officer Howard Brenner and Officer Randolph Rich
SWAT Green Team
Officer Kenneth Dale
At 10:30 p.m. Saturday, police dispatchers received a call reporting a man firing shots into the ground near the area of 1342 W. State Street, division spokesman Sgt. Dean Worthington said.
When officers responded, the suspect fled inside a residence at 1342 W. State Street.
SWAT officers and the Hostage Negotiation Team responded and attempted to negotiate with the suspect, Worthington said.
At approximately 12:10am, the suspect made a threatening gesture with a handgun and Worthington says officers shot the suspect who was pronounced dead at the scene by Division of Fire personnel.
This is the seventh police involved shooting in Columbus in 2018, Worthington said.