Deputies Shoot, Kill Motorist

Associated Press
Published: January 23, 2009
Updated: January 24, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio —Authorities say a motorist was killed after being shot in a Dayton suburb by deputies investigating an earlier shooting in nearby Springfield.

Huber Heights Police Chief Rob Schommer says deputies fired on the man Thursday night after he stepped out of a car and raised a gun in their direction.

Springfield police Lt. Lou Turner says the deputies had been pursuing the man as they investigated the shooting of another man in a car parked at a Springfield restaurant.

Turner says the man who was shot in the earlier incident is listed in stable condition at Springfield Regional Medical Center.

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