An investigation underway on the shooting on May 28 led the authorities to an apartment on Thelma Drive two days later.
Columbus, Ohio – after the authorities captured the suspect accused of filming Two police officers from the canton of Mifflin, neighbors of Obetz shared what they saw in front of their windows on Friday evening.
“We ran inside. They brought us inside. No one had come out. I just saw all these children running there, it was very scary,” said Chelsea Pitts, a neighbor who saw only a few doors of the place where the police officers of the County of Franklin invaded Daveonte Dixon, 21.
Dixon had been on the run since May 28 after having pretended to have two officers with the police service of the canton of Mifflin near the intersection of Mecca Road and the lost avenue. The two police officers, including one in critical condition, were taken to the hospital.
An investigation underway on the shooting led the authorities to an apartment on Thelma Drive two days later.
While the deputies executed a search warrant, they heard shots from the apartment, said Baldwin. Swat officers entered and found Daveonte Dixon, 21, with a self-inflicted ball injury. The files of the County Municipal Court of Franklin, Dixon, drew several laps from the residence to the deputies before barricade inside.
The video captured from the mobile phone of a neighbor shows the moments that Swat negotiated with Dixon.
“When we understood that it was so tall and the guy who shot Mifflin’s cops, we said to ourselves”, Oh my God, it’s just too close to my home, “added Pitts.
Many children could be seen in the neighborhood early Saturday afternoon. The parents said they had no idea that their neighbor was hiding Dixon.
“I had to sit down and speak with my child this week and say:” You can see your friends again or not because their mother decided to make decisions in life that were not the most intelligent “,” said neighbor Marissa Fitzmorris, referring to Jayla Call which was also placed in police custody.
The 31 -year -old woman would have hidden Dixon and knowingly at her home for several hours, according to the archives of the County Municipal Court of Franklin. She would also have deleted SMS between her and the girlfriend of Dixon.
The appeal was accused of obstructing justice and falsification of evidence, according to court documents.
The Sheriff’s Bureau of the County of Franklin filed charges against Dixon as part of the shooting involving an officer. Dixon was accused of an attempted murder attempt and two leaders of criminal assault during the shooting.
Dixon was transported In a hospital in critical condition after being found on Thelma Drive, said Baldwin, adding that no deputy or law enforcement agent drew their weapons. He stays in the hospital.
