Police Officer Was Shot and Killed in Ohio After Being Ambushed

Published on May 13, 2024

EUCLID, Ohio—An Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being “ambushed” while answering a disturbance call over the weekend, and a suspect was later found dead by police, authorities said Sunday. Police in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said officers were dispatched just before 10 p.m. Saturday to a home after a reported disturbance. The complainant had told police that her child’s father threatened to harm her and her mother, Euclid Police said in a statement Sunday evening. After officers arrived at the scene, the woman stated that the suspect, identified by police as Deshawn Vaughn, was on foot and possibly nearby. Officers went to check the backyard where the suspect opened fire on them....