
Deadly force
About 4 p.m., officers spotted Christopher A. Harris outside of a home. Harris was allegedly suspected as having been involved in vandalism at the Rosary Cathedral. When police approached the home, he went around the corner, brandished a firearm and then fled inside his house. Officers reportedly tried to negotiate for two hours with Harris. Police fired tear gas into the house in an attempt to get Harris to leave the home and surrender. After the tear gas was deployed, Harris exited the house with a firearm in both hands and fired shots in several directions. One shot fatally struck Officer Brandon Stalker, 24, in the head. Toledo police shot and killed Harris.
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