Watch: Suspect Arrested After Ohio Police Officer Seriously Wounded in Stabbing
What to Know
- A Gibsonburg police officer was seriously wounded after authorities say a trespassing suspect stabbed her while she was responding to a complaint at a private business in Gibsonburg.
- Police say the officer fired a shot at the suspect during the attack, but he fled into a nearby wooded area, triggering a multi-agency search and a lockdown of nearby school buildings.
- The suspect was captured hours later and faces a felonious assault charge, while separate investigations are underway into the stabbing and the officer-involved shooting.
Officers from multiple police departments and deputies with the Sandusky County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the search for Dodd. Woodmore School District placed nearby buildings on lockdown during the search, according to police.
Dodd was captured just after 3 p.m. The wounded officer was taken to a hospital and she was in stable condition Wednesday.
The Blade reports Dodd was wounded in his right cheek by the shooting. He was treated at a hospital.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the stabbing and the Ohio Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting by the officer, police said.
Gibsonburg is located about 33 miles southeast of Toledo. It has a population of about 2,500 residents.
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