CINCINNATI (WXIX) – A Cincinnati police cruiser struck and killed a 19-year-old pedestrian as an officer responded to a shots fired call, according to Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge.
The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identifies him as Amir Jordan of Roselawn.
The cruiser was parallel to a Metro bus and heading north in the 4600 block of Este Avenue when it happened around 6 p.m. near Chickering Avenue in Spring Grove Village, the chief said.
Jordan was a passenger on a Metro bus. He got off the bus and ran across the street westbound in an area without a crosswalk into the path of the police vehicle, the chief said, citing the preliminary crash investigation.
He died from his injuries at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
The officer had the lights and sirens on in the cruiser at the time of the crash, wore a seat belt and was not hurt, the police department and police union president both said in separate prepared statements.
The police union president, Ken Kober, said the officer was dispatched after multiple 911 callers reported a person shot near the Spring Grove Village area.
“The officer turned on his lights and sirens and drove to the scene,” Kober said. “While the officer was en route to the reported shooting, a young man attempted to cross a street in front of a Metrobus, far from any crosswalk and was hit by the police cruiser.
The statement goes on to say the officer “quickly stopped his cruiser, radioed for a medic, and attempted to render aid. The young man was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
“Police officers take as much care as possible when they’re responding to a reported shooting with their lights and sirens on. The Cincinnati FOP and its members are praying for the young man who was hit and for the officer involved.”
Police spoke with witnesses on the bus and are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call the Cincinnati Police Department Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.
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