1 dead in officer-involved shooting near Dover

DOVER, Ohio (WJW) – A man has died after an officer-involved shooting on Interstate 77 near state Route 90 in Tuscarawas County .

The shooting happened Friday just after 1:40 a.m., after troopers stopped to assist a disabled 1994 red Chevrolet pickup truck that was partially in the roadway, according to a Friday afternoon news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The driver, later identified as 34-year-old Kendell Floyd Woodard, showed “concerning behaviors,” according to the release.

During the several-hour traffic stop, law enforcement, the Tuscarawas County Crisis Intervention Team and EMS tried to get Woodard out of the truck for medical attention. That is when troopers saw a weapon behind his back.

The suspect then pointed the weapon at law enforcement, “which resulted in an officer-involved shooting,” according to the release.

Woodard was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.

According to a statement from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was requested by the Ohio State Highway Patrol to investigate the fatal shooting.

“No officers were injured,” the statement said.

This shooting is now under investigation.

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