Two Police Officers Killed in Westerville, Ohio Ambush
Two police officers in the Columbus suburb of Westerville, Ohio were killed Saturday after responding to a 911 hang-up call on Cross Wind Drive. According to local media, the officers were fired upon immediately as they arrived. One officer was killed on scene, the other was transported to Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The victims were identified as Officer Anthony Morelli, 39, who was taken to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries there, and Officer Eric Joering, 54, who died at the scene.
Screenshot from Twitter video
The suspect was also shot, and transported to an area hospital. The suspect’s name has not been released. Columbus police will conduct the investigation.
It is with a heavy heart we report a second Westerville officer has been killed in the line of duty. We will share more details here as it becomes available.
— City of Westerville (@tellwesterville) February 10, 2018
#BREAKING 2 police officers killed after shooting north of Columbus, Ohio: https://t.co/ikUcEbayz6 pic.twitter.com/KfGksJHlA4
— ABC 7 News – WJLA (@ABC7News) February 10, 2018
Two police officers were fatally shot after responding to a 911 call in Westerville, Ohio, on Saturday, authorities say. https://t.co/bAPGY5BOBB pic.twitter.com/z0s3eA4Iuq
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 10, 2018
2 police officers shot and killed in Westerville, Ohio https://t.co/E8JW1O98Ii pic.twitter.com/soywNJWlz9
— TParker (@ParkerOpinions) February 10, 2018
#USA #UPI #NEWS broadcast by #EMET_NEWS_PRESS Two Ohio police officers killed responding to a call, officials say – Two Westerville, Ohio, police officers were killed Saturday morning while responding to a call, officials said. https://t.co/8maP7LZc3t
— Richard Krauss (@emet_news_press) February 10, 2018
Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli have been idetified as the two Westerville, Ohio, police officers fatally shot this morning
— BreakingNewzman (@BreakingNewzman) February 10, 2018
The War On Police: 2 officers were murdered in Westerville, Ohio, while responding to a call. https://t.co/tS8fMsGyaG#BackTheBlue
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) February 10, 2018
Rudy Monteagudo Tip: ‘True American heroes’: Two Ohio officers killed responding to hung-up 911 call – Police said Saturday that two police officers were fatally shot at a home in the Columbus suburb of Westerville, Ohio. A suspect is in custody. … https://t.co/OhwOv3B1Ww
— Rudy T Monteagudo (@RudyTMonteagudo) February 10, 2018
“These were two of the best we had.” Joe Morbitzer, Police Chief of Westerville Provincial Police.
He was visibly emotional during the news conference. Joering was a 17 year veteran of the force, and Morelli was a 34 year veteran.
