Matthew Hutchinson

How they died

Deadly force

The incident began with routine traffic stop that led to shots being fired. The suspects fired three shots and Sgt. P. Matt Beiser, the only officer on the scene at the time was hit twice. After shooting Beiser, the suspects fled south out of Butler County on Cincinnati-Dayton, sparking a police pursuit that ended when the suspects' other crashed into a fence. While attempting to apprehend the suspects, one fled and starting shooting at police, who returned fire. West Chester Twp. Officer Jeff Duma was shot once in the shoulder. The suspect later was found dead. It is not known whether the bullet that killed the man was self-inflicted or from officers' fire.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Matthew Hutchinson, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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