28-05-2025
First responders line roads as body of killed deputy returned to Morrow County
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – First responders lined overpasses and residential roads from Dayton to Mount Gilead on Wednesday morning and afternoon, paying tribute to a sheriff's deputy who was fatally shot on Memorial Day.
A coming home procession began about 10:50 a.m. in Montgomery County for Morrow County Deputy Daniel Sherrer.
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Sherrer, 31, was involved in a shootout at a residence south of Marengo, a small community some 35 miles north of Columbus, where he responded to a domestic disturbance call and found himself alone confronting an armed man.
His body was transferred to the Montgomery County coroner after his death. The route to Mount Gilead is about 120 miles and included portions of Interstates 70, 71 and 270 in Columbus.
The procession began at the coroner's office in Dayton, and an escort headed east toward Columbus. The caravan went north around Columbus on I-270 before joining I-71 to State Route 61 for Mount Gilead.
Details of Sherrer's funeral have yet to be announced. Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered flags flown at half staff until that day.
Morrow County has about 35,000 residents, and Sherrer had served as a deputy since 2021. He is survived by his parents.
The suspect in the case is Brian Michael Wilson, 53, of Marengo, who remains hospitalized with injuries from the shootout and is in the custody of the Delaware County Sheriff's Department, which has taken point in the investigation.
Wilson is facing an initial charge of aggravated murder.
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