COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus Division of Police officer fired shots less than a mile away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, according to a local source.
Fraternal Order of Police President Brian Steel -- who supervises the lodge for central Ohio -- confirmed that CPD officers were involved in a shooting Tuesday afternoon. Local NBC affiliate WTMJ-TV specified one Columbus officer fired shots at a suspect. While Steel said the suspect's condition was unknown, WTMJ-TV added that a county medical examiner had been called to the scene, an indication of death.
WTMJ-TV noted that the shooting happened at 14th and Vliet streets, where two men were fighting with knives. The scene is less than a mile away from the Fiserv Forum, where the Republican National Convention is being held. Steel confirmed that multiple CPD officers were in Milwaukee to assist with event security.
No officers were hurt in the shooting, Steel said. No agency had released the identity of the suspect as of 3:20 p.m.
