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Officer shot, killed at domestic call in northeast Ohio

Officer shot, killed at domestic call in northeast Ohio
Posted at 10:08 AM, Oct 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-22 10:08:58-04

GIRARD, Ohio -- A police officer was killed Saturday night in Trumbull County while responding to a domestic call, cleveland.com reported.

A man shot Officer Justin Leo, 31, at about 10:15 p.m. at a home in Girard, a small city northwest of Youngstown.

He later died in surgery at a Youngstown hospital, The Vindicator reported

According to a transcript of emergency calls, the suspect had several firearms and had been drinking all day. Girard Mayor James Melfi said the man lured Leo inside, The Vindictor reported.

Leo's partner shot and killed the suspect, Melfi told Cleveland's WJW.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is helping with the investigation.