Ohio police officer shot and killed in ambush; identified; The search for the suspect continues

A police officer was shot and killed in what police are calling an “ambush” in northeast Ohio, and the suspect is still at large.

A Euclid police officer was shot during an altercation in the city of Euclid, Cuyahoga County.

Shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday, police were called to the 300 block of East 211th Street for a disturbance when a suspect ambushed an officer and shot him. Cleveland 19 reported.

The Euclid Police Department issued an Ohio Blue Alert statewide. According to the Ohio Attorney General websiteA Blue Alert is a “notification system designed to seek public assistance when a police officer is seriously injured, killed or missing and the suspect or suspects are still at large.”

The suspect was identified as Deshawn Anthony Vaughn. He is a 24-year-old man with black hair and brown eyes.

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He is 1.80 m tall and weighs 100 kg, as can be read on the poster issued with the blue alert.

The officer was taken to University Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Cleveland News 5 reported. The officer was later identified by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office as Officer Jacob Derbin, who was in his first year with the Euclid Police Department.

“It is a cruel irony that a mother lost her son on Mother’s Day and that this murder occurred just as we are preparing to commemorate our fallen during Police Memorial Week. “My heart burns with anger at this injustice against this young officer’s family and the Euclid Police Department,” said Attorney General Dave Yost.

Vaughn was last seen fleeing the scene after shooting the officer. The affected vehicle is a white Volkswagen Passat built in 2017 with the OH license plate R947155.

Euclid PD told Fox 8 in a statement that Vaughn is considered armed and extremely dangerous.

Multiple law enforcement agencies are currently assisting Euclid Police in the search for Vaughn, WKYC reported. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is also assisting in the investigation. Fox 8 reported.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Euclid Police Department or the US Marshalls. You can also call 1-877-262-3764 or 911 to be directed directly to the investigating law enforcement agency.