Video: Ohio man lunges at LEO, stabs him in neck in fatal OIS
By: Nancy Molnar, The Times-Reporter
SUGARCREEK, Ohio — A 32-year-old from High Point, N.C., has been identified as the man fatally shot by a Sugarcreek police officer on Wednesday.
Tuscarawas County Coroner Dr. Jeff Cameron said Elijah Collins III died from a gunshot wound at 11:06 a.m. at 138 Second St. NW. A complete autopsy is pending.
Capt. Brian Dalton began firing after Collins, who was driving a semi tractor-trailer, stabbed him in the neck with a screwdriver, according to Police Chief Kevin Kaser. The officer had cited Collins for damaging property after driving into an area where trucks were prohibited. The incident began around 10 a.m. on Second Street NW near TMK Farm Service.
