Ohio Police Officer Killed, 2 Wounded in Ambush During Disturbance Call

A Rittman police officer was killed and two others were injured after responding to a disturbance and shots-fired call at a home where investigators later found the suspected gunman and two other victims dead.

July 6, 2026

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A police officer was killed and two other officers were wounded Sunday night after responding to a reported disturbance and shots-fired call at a home in Rittman, Ohio.
Responding officers immediately came under gunfire, according to Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger; a sheriff's K-9 also was injured in the incident.
The suspected gunman was found dead inside the home along with two other victims, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the investigation.

By Cliff Pinckard

Source cleveland.com

RITTMAN, OH—A police officer was killed and three others were dead, including the accused gunman, after a shooting Sunday night at a Wayne County home.

Two other police officers were wounded in the incident, which occurred at about 9:30 p.m. in Rittman, according to cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer news partner WKYC Channel 3.

Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger said in a meeting with reporters that officers were called to the home after receiving a report of a “disturbance” and that shots had been fired.

“Officers responded to the area and immediately started taking fire,” Ballinger said. “At this point in time, we have lost an officer in the line of duty and two other ones have been injured.”

A K9 with the sheriff’s office also was wounded, Ballinger said.

He said the suspect was found dead in the home along with two other victims. No information was released on the victims or the suspect.

Ballinger said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting.

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