An investigation is underway after a 28-year-old Ohio man died Tuesday, one day after he was shot by police who believed he was a burglary suspect, as his family says he was cleaning out his late grandmother’s home.
Joe Frasure was shot at early Monday in Wyoming, a city of about 9,000 located 12 miles north of downtown Cincinnati. He was hospitalized and died the following day, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.
His cause and manner of death have not yet been released.
Wyoming police said officers responded to an apartment building in the 300 block of Durrell Avenue at shortly before 1 a.m. on a report of two to three people attempting to break into a residence.
The 911 caller said the apartment should have been vacant.
Responding officers heard activity at the rear of the building and encountered Frasure and his father in the rear driveway, Wyoming Police Department Chief Brooke Brady said in a video statement.
She said Frasure was in a minivan and refused commands to exit.
“The minivan reversed at a high rate of speed, before hitting a tree, at which point the vehicle accelerated rapidly at our officers,” she said. “The officers fired four shots at the minivan as the minivan was accelerating towards them.”
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s office said Frasure was struck in the gunfire.
After the shooting, the car struck the building.
“With the vehicle smoking and the engine still running, our officers forced their way into the minivan and pulled Mr. Frasure from it. They then provided life-saving care and he was transported to University Hospital,” she said.
Brady said she has reviewed officer bodycam footage of the incident and it has been shared with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office, which are both investigating the matter.
“This is a tragedy for all involved,” Brady said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this time.”
Police did not reply to requests for further details…
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