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Michael Oswalt II
Gender : Male
Age : 41
Race : White
Date : 10/19/2024
Location : 200 Cline Avenue
City : Mansfield
County : Richland
State : Ohio
Agency : Columbus Police Department, Richland County ASORT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent to 200 Cline Avenue in Mansfield for Michael Oswalt, who allegedly had a mental health crisis. Police arrived and saw him with a knife, retreating to an apartment where he lived with his girlfriend and two small children. Police escalated a standoff and evacuated the girlfriend. Police shot and killed him. This was the second standoff for a mental health crisis with police in a short period of time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/1-dead-after-shooting-involving-mansfield-police
