Ohio Officer Fatally Shot, Suspect Killed

A veteran Elyria police officer was fatally shot last night after responding to a 911 call at a residence, according The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

As Officer James Kerstetter walked through the back door of the house at approximately 10 p.m., he was shot by 58-year-old Ronald Plamer.

Before collapsing, Kerstetter told a dispatcher he was shot and needed backup. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Elyria Memorial Hospital, according to the report.

Responding officers confronted Palmer and fatally shot him.

The initial 911 call came after a neighbor reported that a naked Palmer walked over to her house, kicked in a window and walked back home.

Kerstetter had been an Elyria officer for more than 15 years, was a member of the department's special response team and trained rookie officers.

"It's terrible," Chief Duane Whitely told the newspaper. "He was a top-notch officer, a friend to everyone and he loved being a cop."

He is survived by his wife, Tammy, and three daughters, Misty, 17, Shelby, 14, and Bailey, 8.