June 15, 2021 at 3:35 pm EDT
By WHIO Staff
SPRINGFIELD — A man who was shot in Springfield late Sunday night died from his injuries after he was also hit by a police cruiser responding to the shooting, according to a Springfield police spokesperson.
Eric Eugene Cole, 42, of Springfield died at Miami Valley Hospital following the incident Sunday night. Police were called to the 1400 block of South Center Boulevard just after 11:20 p.m. on first reports of a person shot, the police spokesperson said in a media release Tuesday.
“Cole was lying in the street when he was struck by a marked cruiser as the officer arrived on scene in emergency response,” the spokesperson said.
Cole was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound to his arm and was first taken to Springfield Regional Medical Center, and was later flown to Miami Valley Hospital by CareFight medical helicopter, where he later died.
Cole’s cause of death was not released.
The officer involved in the crash was not identified by police. “Members of the Springfield Police Division have met with Eric Cole’s family members concerning this incident,” the police spokesperson said. The shooting incident is under investigation by Springfield police while the crash portion is under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
We’ll continue to update this story as new details become available.
By WHIO Staff
SPRINGFIELD — A man who was shot in Springfield late Sunday night died from his injuries after he was also hit by a police cruiser responding to the shooting, according to a Springfield police spokesperson.
Eric Eugene Cole, 42, of Springfield died at Miami Valley Hospital following the incident Sunday night. Police were called to the 1400 block of South Center Boulevard just after 11:20 p.m. on first reports of a person shot, the police spokesperson said in a media release Tuesday.
“Cole was lying in the street when he was struck by a marked cruiser as the officer arrived on scene in emergency response,” the spokesperson said.
Cole was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound to his arm and was first taken to Springfield Regional Medical Center, and was later flown to Miami Valley Hospital by CareFight medical helicopter, where he later died.
Cole’s cause of death was not released.
The officer involved in the crash was not identified by police. “Members of the Springfield Police Division have met with Eric Cole’s family members concerning this incident,” the police spokesperson said. The shooting incident is under investigation by Springfield police while the crash portion is under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
We’ll continue to update this story as new details become available.
