A cincinnati policeman was mortally caught up by a vehicle led by the father of an 18 -year -old man, killed the day before by an officer, according to local authorities.
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The driver “deliberately accelerated and caused the death of the officer on service,” said prosecutor Ryan Nelson on Saturday when the father’s indictment, CNN reported.
The authorities did not say if the suspect, Rodney Hinton Jr., 38, knew the agent he caught up with his vehicle.
-His son, Ryan Hinton, 18, was armed and escaped from a stolen vehicle with three other people when a police officer in service shot him, according to the authorities.
The young man would have emerged behind two waste containers, according to the chief of the Cincinnati Police Service, Teresa Theetge. “When the individual appeared behind the waste containers, he had his firearm in front of him, pointed out on the officer who felt his life threatened, which explains why he pulled,” said theetge.
The young man’s family, including his “very upset” father, viewed the images of the police ‘body camera between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Friday, said lawyer Michael Wright.
He “did his job just”
The police officer was caught up by the vehicle at 1 p.m. Friday. He was in the process of controlling traffic near the University of Cincinnati, where a graduation took place, according to the officers Theetge.
“The policeman was just doing his job … in what was supposed to be a glorious day for many,” she said.
The officer died of his injuries at the University’s medical center, according to a declaration from the Cincinnati Police Service.
