'All officers are safe' after police shooting in Gahanna
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GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A Gahanna police officer shot a knife-wielding man on Thursday morning, according to the Fraternal Order of Police.
The shooting happened at about 9:45 a.m. in the 300 block of Lincolnshire Road, just east of Interstate 270.
According to a city of Gahanna spokesperson, all officers are safe and there is no threat to the community. The spokesperson said an officer was responding to a mental health situation and shot the individual, who was taken to a hospital.
The FOP said the man was threatening to hurt a family member and ignored the officer's commands to drop the knife.
A large section of Lincolnshire Road was closed while detectives continued their investigation.
The man's condition wasn't immediately known, but officials said he was being treated at a hospital.
The shooting is the fourth such incident to occur involving a law enforcement member over the past two weeks. On May 26 Morrow County Deputy Daniel Sherrer was killed during an encounter on a domestic disturbance call. Four days later a Marysville officer was struck during a similar call. And on May 28 two officers were injured in a shooting after a traffic stop in Mifflin Township.