Procession across central Ohio honors Morrow County deputy killed with responding to call
Hundreds took part in a procession Wednesday to honor fallen Morrow County Sheriff's Office deputy Daniel Sherrer, who was killed Memorial Day while responding to a domestic violence call in Marengo.
The May 28 procession will bring Sherrer's body from Montgomery County to Snyder Funeral Home in Mount Gilead. It traveled east through Columbus on Interstate 270 and is moving north on Interstate 71.
More on Morrow County Sheriff deputy: Morrow County Sheriff identifies deputy shot, killed responding to domestic violence call
The funeral home has not announced a date for Sherrer's memorial service.
The Morrow County Sheriff's Office will hold a public candlelight vigil for Sherrer at 8:30 p.m. May 28 at its office at 101 Home Rd. in Mount Gilead.
At a press conference May 27, Morrow County Sheriff John Hinton remembered Sherrer as a cheerful, friendly man who "always had a smile on his face." Sherrer was 31.
Sherrer responded Memorial Day evening to a report of gunshots from a home in the 100 block of County Road 26 (Olive Green Marengo Fulton Road) at the intersection with County Road 15 (West Liberty-Mount Vernon Road), south of Marengo, according to the sheriff's office.
There he encountered Brian Michael Wilson, 53, who has been charged with aggravated murder in his death, according to court records. Wilson threatened Sherrer several times before the two exchanged gunfire, killing Sherrer and injuring Wilson, according to an arrest affidavit.
Wilson was transported to a local hospital after the shooting, and an initial court date in his case hasn't been set.
Wilson had a history of domestic violence and firearm convictions from 1994 to 2009 when he lived in Marion and had been barred from owning firearms. He used two handguns to shoot Sherrer, according to an account of the shooting contained in a police affidavit.
Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Central Ohio honors slain Morrow County deputy Daniel Shearer
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