Body and surveillance video shows deadly shootout between Ross County deputy, suspect
By: Surveillance and body-cam video shared by the Ross County Sheriff's Office shows a deadly shootout between Sgt. Eric Kocheran and 42-year-old Nicholas Mitchell.
The video shows Mitchell walking up to the Ross County Sheriff's Office and knocking on a window. Mitchell can be seen pacing outside the building before Kocheran came to the door.
Kocheran opened the door the video appears to show him and Mitchell talking before Mitchell pulled a gun from his pocket.
Mitchell pointed the gun at Kocheran, who pulled his firearm while trying to back into the building and close the door.
The video appears to show Mitchell firing a shot that struck Kocheran in the upper body. Kocheran can then be seen returning fire, striking Mitchell who fell to the ground.
Body-cam video from Kocheran shows Mitchell coming to the door and asking for more officers.
Kocheran can be heard asking Mitchell "what's going on?"
"Somebody said they're going to hurt my family and they want me to hurt kids and I can't do it," Mitchell can be heard saying to Kocheran. "So, I've got to do this."
That is when Kocheran's body-cam video shows Mitchell pulling a gun and pointing it at Kocheran.
Kocheran tried multiple times to get Mitchell to put the gun down before he fired multiple shots.
The sheriff's office said Mithcell was rushed to a hospital in the Chillicothe area where he died.
Kocheran was rushed to Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said he is in serious condition. The sheriff's office said he is stable.
The shooting happened between 4:45-5 p.m. Thursday and it is not clear what prompted Mitchell to open fire.