Police shot and killed an Ohio man who they said was a suspect in a double homicide late Thursday in Toledo.
Authorities responded to a home in the 2700 block of Albion Street about 11:30 p.m. Thursday and found a 36-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman who had been shot at least once each. Emergency responders began treatment but both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Lucas County Coroner’s Office identified them Friday as Malinda Moore and Brent Roscoe. A neighbor said they were in a relationship.
An undisclosed amount of time later, detectives found the shooting suspect sitting in a vehicle near the Weiler Homes in the 600 block of Leach Avenue in East Toledo. Detectives and patrol officers saw the man was “sitting in the driver’s seat with a gun to his head,” a police statement said.
Police said they sought to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect did not drop the gun and exited the car holding it, and officers shot him an unknown number of times.
Officers and other emergency responders administered aid before the suspect was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 5:10 a.m., police said. Officials said several officers who fired their weapons will be placed on administrative leave, and body camera and other footage will be released at a news conference “in the near future.”
A police spokesman said Friday morning he would release no further details about the shootings until that news conference, expected to be held next week.
Officials have not identified the suspect who was killed by police.
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