COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An armed suspect puts a gun in an individual’s face, fights with police and is shot.
Around 5:00a.m. Saturday, an individual called 9-1-1 saying a man had walked up to him on Franklin Avenue and put a gun in his face. When Columbus Police Officers arrived, the individual gave a detailed description and said the man had walked towards Rhodes Avenue. According to Sgt. Rich Weiner, officers found the suspect, later identified as 30 year old Bernard L. Wright, in front of a house on the 1800 block of Oak Street.
The officers attempted to take Mr. Wright into custody when he began a physical altercation with the two officers. During the fight, the officers saw that the suspect still had a gun. They disengaged from the suspect and both pulled their weapons. The suspect was shot in the torso by one of the officers.
Mr. Wright was transported to Grant Medical Center in stable condition.
One officer was treated and released at the scene for minor injuries to her hand as a result of the fight.
According to police, Wright has been charged with assault on a police officer -- a felony charge. He is also charged with misdemeanor aggravated menacing, using weapons while intoxicated and carrying a concealed weapon.
The incident is still under investigation by the Critical Incident Response Team, as in all police-involved shootings.
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