Dashcam Officer Involved Fatal Shooting at Columbus Gas Station

COLUMBUS, Ohio- Columbus police say an officer opened fire as he tried to apprehend a suspect, later identified by police as 32-year old Jason Christian, around 5:30 Wednesday night.



Sgt. Rich Weiner says two officers had been tracking Christian who he says was wanted on warrants from Whitehall.



They say he was also wanted on suspicion of thefts of items from inside several motor vehicles.
Weiner says when officers got Christian to pull over at the Mobil lot, they approached his car to inform him he was under arrest.



As an officer tried to remove him from the car, Weiner says Christian tried to drive off, dragging the officer.
He says at one point the officer was hit by another vehicle in the same lot.



"The officer fired his weapon, and struck the suspect, at that time both the suspect and the officer rolled out of the car into the parking lot."
Police say Christian was taken to Grant Medical Center where he later died.



The officer, who's name hasn't been released, was also taken in for treatment of minor injuries, and is expected to be okay, according to Weiner.



Weiner says the officer fired multiple times, but it's not clear how many hit Christian, who he said wasn't armed.
A second officer helping during the traffic stop wasn't hurt.



Detectives say surveillance images from the Mobil lot that captured the ordeal will be used as part of the review of the investigation.