Suspect in stable condition after police shooting following traffic stop
Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal provided an update on an officer-involved shooting that happened Monday night.
Dayton Police, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol and other agencies were working a grand theft auto suppression operation Monday night when an officer conducted a traffic stop on a blue SUV for a wanted person in the 1000 block of Salem Ave. This was around 9 p.m.
During the stop, the front passenger got out of the car and ran from the scene.
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An uniformed Dayton officer began to chase after the man, identified as 36-year-old Delandrias Webster, on foot between apartment buildings into the alley. Afzal said the officer gave verbal commands to Webster, telling them to stop and show his hands.
“During the foot pursuit, the officer observed the suspect removed a firearm from his pocket. Fearing for his safety, the officer discharged his firearm, striking the suspect,” Afzal said Tuesday afternoon.
Within seconds of the shooting, the officer started administering aid to Webster and requested a medic to the scene.
Police showed video captured by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Aviation Unit which showed Webster run from the traffic stop and an officer chase him. Afzal said that one of the clips showed that when Webster fell to the ground several objects, including a handgun, came out of his pocket. A handgun was later found on scene, as well as two phone and suspected cocaine.
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Webster was taken to the hospital and is currently in stable condition.
The officer involved was identified as Officer Riley Brown. Brown has been an officer since 2019 and is part of the strategic response unit. He’s been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.
There are two current investigation into the incident underway. One is a criminal investigation into the shooting and is being conducted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. The other is an internal departmental investigation that is being done by the Professional Standards Bureau.
