Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Shawn Ware
Gender : Male
Age : 48
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/16/2025
Location : 600 block of Hazen Street
City : Ravenna
County : Portage
State : Ohio
Agency : Ravenna Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during armed confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 16, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Ravenna Police Department officers responded to a report of a man with a gun sleeping on the floor of an apartment in the 600 block of Hazen Street. Upon arrival, officers observed 48-year-old Shawn Ware lying on the floor with a firearm in his waistband. Officers retreated and issued verbal commands for Ware to drop the weapon. Moments later, Ware exited the apartment using another man as a human shield. The hostage broke free, after which Ware pointed his weapon at officers. Police opened fire and killed him. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/03/16/ravenna-police-fatally-shoot-suspect-who-allegedly-used-another-person-human-shield/
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/ravenna-police-kill-suspect-who-allegedly-used-another-person-as-a-human-shield
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/portage-county/ravenna-police-suspect-fatally-shot-officers-human-shield-pointing-gun-police-hazen-ave/95-c4891ca3-18ee-4d2d-9a92-80a2f34e87e0
