BCI investigation into Tryon Road shooting underway | News

SAYBROOK – The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has launched an investigation into the death of a man Friday night on Tryon Road, said Steve Irwin, press secretary for the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

“BCI was asked by the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred over the weekend,” Irwin said in an email.

Irwin said no officers were injured in the incident and the investigation is ongoing.

The name of the man killed has not yet been released. Irwin said BCI is working with the Ashtabula County Coroner’s Office to make this possible.

A press release from Ashtabula County Sheriff William Niemi states that the department was called to Tryon Road on Friday evening.

“On Friday, May 31, at approximately 7 p.m., our dispatch center received a call reporting that a man was pointing a gun at his neighbors and their children on Tryon Road in Saybrook Township,” said a press release issued Saturday.

“When officers arrived at the scene, a male suspect pointed a gun at officers, threatened them, and then returned to the house,” the press release said.

Several attempts to negotiate with the suspect failed and he did not respond to the officers’ verbal instructions, the press release states.

Due to the nature of the operation and the weapons involved, the SWAT team from Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake counties were called to the scene, Niemi said.

“The SWAT team tried to negotiate with the perpetrator for several hours to no avail,” Niemi said. He said the perpetrator then began shooting at the SWAT team’s vehicles, after which team members returned fire and “neutralized” the threat.

Irwin said the results of the investigation would be presented to the Ashtabula County District Attorney’s Office once they are completed.