What we know about the shooting involving Marysville suspect, Union County sheriff's deputy
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation continues to investigate a Union County sheriff's deputy shooting a suspect multiple times after the man shot at Marysville police officers responding to a domestic violence call.
The man, whom law enforcement had not identified as of May 30, was transported to a Marysville hospital before being transferred to a Columbus hospital. His condition is unknown, according to a statement released by Marysville police after the shooting.
A Marysville police officer also suffered undisclosed injuries, was hospitalized and later released. He was not identified by police.
Marysville police requested that Ohio BCI investigate the shooting, said BCI spokesman Steve Irwin.
When reached by phone on the afternoon of May 30, Marysville police said they did not have any additional information beyond their statement they released on their Facebook page.
Here's what we know so far about the incident:
Marysville police said that officers responded at 2:16 a.m. on May 30 to a report of a domestic dispute in the 900 block of White Oak Court, located off Quail Hollow Drive and North Maple Street. When officers arrived, police said the suspect pulled out a gun and shot at officers from his vehicle.
The officers returned fire as the suspect drove from the scene, striking a Marysville police cruiser with an officer inside as well as at least three other parked vehicles and a mailbox.
Marysville police, Union County sheriff's deputies and Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers pursued the suspect west along U.S. Route 33. His vehicle somehow became disabled in the median of U.S. 33 near Northwest Parkway, where he left the vehicle holding a gun, police said. That's when a sheriff's deputy shot the man multiple times.
Law enforcement officers began rendering aid until paramedics from the Marysville Fire Department arrived and transported him to a local hospital. He was later transferred to a Columbus hospital, his condition unknown.
A Marysville police officer suffered an injury in the initial shooting, but police did not elaborate on what injuries the officer suffered. The officer was treated at a local hospital and released. No other officers or deputies were hurt.
The man faces several felony charges, including assault on a peace officer, police said.
The shooting closed the eastbound and westbound left-hand lanes of U.S. Route 33 near State Route 4 for several hours while authorities investigated the shooting. The roads reopened at around 9 a.m.
A neighbor who asked not to be identified told The Dispatch that police had visited the home on White Oak Court several times prior to the May 30 incident. The neighbor said the home is owned by a woman who lives there with her boyfriend.
Police have not confirmed that they have previously visited the address, and court records don't indicate any history of domestic violence calls to that address.
The gunfire incident in Marysville marks the third time within a week that central Ohio law enforcement officers have come under gunfire in the line of duty.
On the evening of Memorial Day, May 26, Daniel Weston Sherrer, 31, a Morrow County sheriff's deputy, was shot multiple times while responding to a domestic violence incident. Paramedics transported Sherrer to a local hospital, where he later died.
The suspect, Brian Michael Wilson, 53, was also wounded in the shooting after Sherrer shot back and was initially hospitalized in serious condition. He has been charged with aggravated murder, according to Morrow County court records.
Wilson has an extensive history of violence, according to Marion County court records.
More than 300 people, including several central Ohio law enforcement agencies, attended a May 29 candlelight vigil at the Morrow County Sheriff's Office to honor Sherrer's life. The vigil included sermons from two Morrow County pastors as well as an honor guard demonstration from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
On May 28, two Mifflin Township police officers were shot while chasing a suspect who fled from them during a traffic stop. The suspect, 21-year-old Daveonte Dixon, has been charged with attempted murder and felonious assault. He was taken into custody on May 30 after shooting himself as law enforcement officers were closing in on him at an Obetz apartment complex, Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin said at a press briefing at the apartments.
No law enforcement officers fired their weapons. He was transported to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in critical condition. Baldwin did not take any questions and said that another press conference would be held Monday morning to release further information.
One of the Mifflin Township officers, who was shot in the arm, has been released from the hospital. The other officer, who was transported in critical condition but later upgraded to stable, underwent an 11-hour surgery on May 29 and is currently in the intensive care unit, according to Brian Steel, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9. He is expected to have a long recovery. Neither of the officers have been publicly identified.
The FBI Cincinnati office offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to Dixon's arrest. Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9, and the U.S. Marshals Service are also each offering $5,000, bringing the reward total to $40,000. It was not immediately clear if a tip led investigators to Dixon's location.
Dispatch reporter Bailey Gallion contributed to this story.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at ShahidMeighan on X, and at shahidthereporter.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
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