Incident: Thursday, October 29, 2026, Hope Lane, West Union, Adams County, Ohio. Reported by WXIX FOX19 and the Highland County Press from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
An Adams County sheriff’s deputy was shot Thursday night and flown to UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, according to Sheriff Kenny Dick.
Deputies were called to Hope Lane in West Union around 9:25 p.m. for a report of a mental health-related incident. Investigators say a suspect opened fire when deputies arrived and hit the deputy. Deputies returned fire and the suspect was also shot.
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Separate helicopters took the deputy and the suspect to UC Medical Center. The sheriff said early Friday that the extent of their injuries is unknown. The sheriff’s office has not released the deputy’s name.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating.
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