MANCHESTER, Ohio — A member of the Lindner family was shot and killed by police after a pursuit Friday evening in Manchester, the Adams and Morgan County Coroner said.
Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said shortly after 3 p.m. Friday that the Adams County Sheriff's Office received a call from "a citizen concerned for their safety," leading to a pursuit involving OSHP and the sheriff's office. The man involved in the chase eventually got out of his vehicle and went inside a residence along Brush Creek Road, OSHP said.
The man was asked to surrender multiple times before he came out of the home with a gun and was shot by officers, OSHP said.
OSHP did not specify if the man fired any shots. They also did not say if the sheriff's office, West Union police officers or troopers fired the shots at him.
The man, identified as Carl Lindner III's son Christopher, was pronounced dead at the scene, and an OSHP trooper also sustained a minor injury unrelated to the shooting.
The Lindners are a prominent Cincinnati family involved in several businesses over the years, including United Dairy Farmers, American Financial Group, Chiquita Brands International, the Cincinnati Reds and others. Carl Lindner III is currently the co-CEO of American Financial Group and the CEO and majority owner of FC Cincinnati.
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In a statement on behalf of Carl Lindner III, the family said it's "deeply saddened and devastated" by Christopher Lindner's death.
Here is the full statement:
"Our family is deeply saddened and devastated by the death of Christopher David Lindner. Christopher was a loving, kind, Christ Jesus follower, husband, and father of four who has suffered from mental illness. We thank you for your prayers and appreciate giving us time to grieve."
Christopher Lindner was previously charged in December 2019 after he "was photographed pointing a handgun" at Tabitha Lindner. Christopher Lindner pleaded not guilty to the aggravated menacing charge before it was dismissed roughly six months later.
OSHP said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting.
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