Man dies after encounter in which he shot self after threatening police, who fired at him
Just days after Lebanon police officers say they shot an armed man who then turned his gun on himself, the man died, officials said.
The man, identified as 56-year-old Dione Eric Kellum, died Tuesday at Miami Valley Hospital, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday outside a home on East Mulberry Street. The homeowner called 911 to say there was a man outside threatening to shoot them, McCutchan says.
Lebanon police officers and Warren County sheriff’s deputies responded and say they found Kellum holding a handgun.
Kellum fired a shot into the ground while the officers and deputies were trying to de-escalate the situation, McCutchan said. Then Kellum allegedly began to raise his gun in the direction of the officers, prompting two officers to shoot him.
Kellum fell to the ground, where he shot himself in the head with his gun, McCutchan said. It’s unclear whether he fired intentionally.
EMS immediately performed life-saving measures before transporting him to Atrium Medical Center, from which Kellum was then transferred to Miami Valley Hospital with critical injuries.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations responded to the scene and is investigating.
Enquirer media partner Fox 19 provided this report.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Warren County police shooting: Man dies days after at hospital
