Bodycam: Ohio Police Open Fire After Man Aims Shotgun at Officers

A shotgun-wielding man accused of threatening to kill multiple residents was shot and wounded by Toledo police after refusing to surrender and raising his weapon at officers.
May 28, 2026
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  • A man armed with a shotgun was shot and wounded by Toledo police after allegedly threatening to kill multiple residents in a neighborhood.
  • Officers encountered the suspect on a front lawn, where body camera footage shows him refusing commands and appearing to point the weapon at police before they opened fire.
  • The suspect was taken into custody and hospitalized; no officers were injured, and the shooting remains under investigation.

A man with a shotgun was shot and wounded by Ohio police earlier this month after the suspect allegedly threaten residents in a neighborhood.

The shooting happened May 17 when Toledo police received a report of a man who loaded a shotgun while threatening to kill multiple people, according to a department news release. When police reached the scene, they encountered the armed suspect, later identified as Brandon Pechette, on a home's front lawn. Body camera footage released Wednesday captured the incident.

Officers ordered Pechette to drop his shotgun and surrender, but he wouldn't comply. In the body camera footage, Pechette appears to point his shotgun at police, and officers open fire.

Pechette was struck by the gunfire, and he was taken into custody. Medics treated Pechette, who was rushed to the hospital. The officers were uninjured.

The shooting is under investigation.

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Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.
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