A man is dead after being shot by a Lorain Police officer on Saturday, according to Elyria Police Chief William Pelko.
The shooting happened at 5:21 p.m. when Lorain officers attempted to serve the 48-year-old man a felonious assault warrant at a home in the 1000 block of W. 20th Street, according to a department press release.
The 48-year-old was in the basement and armed with a knife when officers and a police K-9 entered the home, the release said.A Lorain officer then fired his duty weapon at the 48-year-old, who died at the scene after sustaining life-threatening injuries, police said.
The officer involved in the shooting will be placed on paid administrative leave per the department’s policy, the release said.Copyright 2022 WOIO. All rights reserved.
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