BROOKLYN, Ohio (WOIO) – A 29-year-old man was shot by Parma Police at Brookpark Road and Commerce Parkway in Brooklyn on Tuesday, according to police.
The Brooklyn Police Department responded to a request for assistance with an officer-involved shooting from the Parma Police Department.
Parma officers responded to the area for a welfare check on a suicidal male at around 12:49 PM.
Police said the male was likely armed.
Parma officers found the male driving westbound on Brookpark Road near Hauserman Road.
Police tried to pull the male over, but he did not stop until reaching Commerce Parkway.
Police said when the man stopped he reached into the backseat and exited the vehicle, approached officers, and was shot.
He was taken to MetroHealth Hospital by EMS.
No officers were injured in the incident.
The man will not be identified until the family is notified. The intersection will be closed during the investigation.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to investigate the officer-involved shooting.
A 19 News crew is on the scene.
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