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 Police Officer Jacob Derbin was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call in the 300 block of East 211th Street at about 9:55 pm.

He was ambushed by a subject after he arrived at the location. The man who shot him, who is a convicted felon and was wanted for violating conditions of his community supervision, fled the scene.

Officer Derbin was transported to University Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

The suspect was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound the next day.

Officer Derbin was a United States Army National Guard veteran and had served with the Euclid Police Department for 10 months. He is survived by his mother, father, three brothers, a sister, and fiancée. 

• Age: 23 
• Tour: 10 months
• Badge: 14
• Military Veteran 

• Cause: Gunfire
• Weapon: Gun; Unknown type 
• Offender: Committed suicide 

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Yates was shot and killed while

responding to shots fired call at the 1100 block of Ashwood

Drive in South Charleston.

At 10:51 am, Clark County Sheriff's Office received a 911

call reporting that a female subject had broken into a

residence and fired five or six shots. When Deputy Yates

and other deputies attempted to check the mobile home,

they were met with gunfire. Deputy Yates was shot inside

the trailer and was trapped inside for hours during the

standoff with the subject. Clark County Special Operations

and other tactical teams were called to rescue him.

Deputy Yates was flown to the Miami Valley Hospital,where

he succumbed to his injuries.

Deputy Yates had served with the Clark County Sheriff's

Office for 15 years. He is survived by his wife, daughter,

two stepsons, and father, who retired from the Clark

County Sheriff's Office.

• Age: 41 
• Tour: 15 years 
• Badge: 12-60 

• Cause: Gunfire
• Weapon: Gun; Unknown type 
• Offender: Shot & Killed 

 Police Officer Dominic Francis was struck and killed by a vehicle while deploying spike strips near mile marker 142 on southbound I-75 at about 2:30 am.

Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol had started pursuing the vehicle on State Route 15 after attempting a traffic stop. The vehicle fled onto I-75 and reached speeds exceeding 130 mph before striking Office Francis.

The three occupants of the vehicle then fled the scene on foot. Al three were taken into custody over the next 10 hours.

Officer Francis had served in law enforcement for 19 years. He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

• Age: 42 
• Tour: 19 years 
• Badge: 23 

• Cause: Vehicle pursuit
• Weapon: Automobile 
• Offender: Apprehended 

On Monday, April 11, 2022, Lieutenant Philip M Wigal responded to the scene of a vehicle accident on I-71 southbound. While at the scene, a trooper was performing an administrative inventory of the crash vehicle while Lieutenant Wigal was completing documentation for their report. At approximately 3:59 p.m., while finishing these tasks, a southbound commercial vehicle struck the left rear of the fire apparatus, the patrol vehicle and the vehicle involved in the crash. Lieutenant Wigal was pronounced deceased at the scene.

He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

• Age: 35 
• Classification: Career 
• Rank: Lieutenant 

• Cause: Struck By
• Weapon: Commercial Vehicle 
• Offender:  

 Detective James Skernivitz was shot and killed at about 10:00 pm in the  area of West 65th Street and Storer Avenue while working in an  undercover capacity as part of a federal task force supporting Operation  Legend.
 

An informant who was with Detective Skernivitz was also killed when  three subjects approached the vehicle and attempted to rob them. Two  juveniles and an adult were arrested and charged with aggravated murder,  aggravated robbery, and felonious assault.
 

Detective Skernivitz had served with the Cleveland Division of Police  for 22 years. He was assigned to the Gang Impact Unit and the FBI's  Violent Crimes Task Force. He is survived by his wife and three  children. 

• Age: 53 
• Tour: 22 years 
• Badge: 2249 

• Cause: Gunfire
• Weapon: Gun; Unknown type 
• Offender: Charged with murder 

 Police Officer Brandon Stalker was shot and killed at about 6:30 pm during a barricade involving an arson suspect.
 

At approximately 2:20 am the front doors of the historic Rosary  Cathedral had been set on fire and racial statements were spray painted  onto the walls. At approximately 3:30 pm officers spotted the suspect  near his house in the 2300 block of Fulton Street and attempted to talk  to him. The man drew a handgun and ran into a home where he barricaded  himself inside.
 

The department's SWAT team responded to the scene and, after  negotiations failed, fired a chemical irritant into the home in an  attempt to force him outside. The man emerged from the home holding two  handguns and opened fire. Officer Stalker, who was on a perimeter  position, was struck in the head and fatally wounded.
 

Other officers returned fire and killed the subject.
 

Officer Stalker had served with the Toledo Police Department for 2-1/2 years. He is survived by his two children and fiancée. 

• Age: 24 
• Tour: 2 years, 6 months 
• Badge: 514 

• Cause: Gunfire
• Weapon: Handgun 
• Offender: Shot and killed