COLUMBUS – A suspect has died after being shot by a Columbus police officer on the South Side Wednesday night, police said.
UPDATE 8/25/23 7:43 a.m.: The suspect in this incident has been identified as Jamie David Overstreet, 37. The officer involved is a three-year veteran of the Division of Police.
As officers arrived at a location in the 1100 block of Rendezvous Lane at approximately 10:40 p.m. to look for a man who had multiple warrants out for his arrest for violating a protection order, they saw the man driving away and tried to stop him. The suspect failed to stop and fled the area, Sgt. Joseph Albert of the Columbus Division of Police Public Information Office said.
A helicopter located the vehicle shortly afterward and began following it, witnessing the vehicle as it struck another vehicle in the area of Parsons Avenue and Corr Road. The vehicle left the scene of the accident and continued driving away until it stopped in the 1400 block of Marion Drive North where the driver got out and began running away from officers, police said.
While running from the officers police say the man produced a firearm and one officer fired their weapon, striking the suspect who died later at an area hospital.
Police say a firearm was recovered from the scene.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the officer-involved shooting.