TOLEDO, Ohio — An armed suspect and a Toledo police officer exchanged gunfire during a foot pursuit throughout multiple west Toledo streets Wednesday afternoon, the police department said in a press release.
No one was injured and the suspect, later identified by Toledo police as Joshua Garner, 28, was taken into custody without incident, according to the press release.
The press release does not say how many shots the officer and suspect fired or if the bullets struck any homes or structures in the area of the pursuit.
Toledo police responded to calls of an armed, shirtless man in the 2100 block of West Sylvania Avenue at about 2:15 p.m. Some callers said the suspect was "waving the gun and threatening to kill someone," according to the Toledo Police Department.
The first officer to respond was working in a one-person unit and saw the suspect running southbound between houses on West Sylvania and eventually found the suspect in a backyard.
The suspect did not obey verbal commands and fled toward Charleston Avenue with a gun in hand, according to TPD. The suspect then stopped in a driveway on Charleston Avenue, "held the gun to his head, and began to fully undress."
Further de-escalation attempts from the officer were not successful and Garner again fled, running on Charleston Avenue toward Kershaw Avenue.
The suspect continued to ignore the officer's commands and the officer "then fired multiple rounds at the suspect," according to the press release. "As the suspect continued onto Kershaw, he fired multiple rounds back at the officer."
Other officers began to arrive at the scene and the suspect eventually threw his gun and was taken into custody on Georgetown Avenue.
Garner was taken to the hospital as a precaution and it was later found he had a felony warrant for domestic violence. He is also charged with a first-degree felony of felonious assault.
Garner made his initial appearance in Toledo Municipal Court Thursday where a judge set his total bond at $250,000 at no percent. A preliminary hearing has been set for June 27 at 9 a.m.
The officer who fired their weapon will be placed on administrative leave per collective bargaining agreements.
"The involved officer’s information, body-worn camera footage, and dash-cam footage will be released in the near future," TPD said in the press release.
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