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Police say an officer responding to a 911 call in Ohio shot and killed a man who was holding an 18-year-old woman by the neck.
Canton's police chief says the man refused to let go and moved like he was going to hurt the woman before an officer shot him in the head early Wednesday.
Police identified the man as 24-year-old Hayden Stutz.
Police Chief Bruce Lawver says Stutz had said several times that he had a pistol and he didn't care what happened.
Authorities did not find a gun at the scene, according to The Repository.
Court records say Stutz was released from jail Monday and due in court Wednesday on a disorderly conduct charge.
Police in North Canton say Stutz was arrested Monday at a park where he was challenging people to fight.
'He was saying some really off-the-wall stuff,' the acting North Canton police chief, John Minock, said.
'[It was] mostly erratic behavior and trying to Snapchat everything. He was challenging some people to fight and taking video.'
Minock said that Stutz admitted to smoking marijuana.
Moments before the shooting, Stutz is heard on the 911 call saying he has asthma.
He asks police to provide an inhaler, an ambulance, and a fire truck.
Stutz also claims to have a pistol, saying that the weapon is 'actually on me.
'I don't do well around cops, for real,' he is heard saying on the 911 call.
The officers who responded to the scene did not know that Stutz was bluffing.
When a female officer arrives on the scene, Stutz, who still has his girlfriend in his grasp, is heard on the police body camera saying: 'Tell him to stay right (expletive) there.'
Stutz hangs up from the dispatcher.
When he tells the officer that he needs an inhaler, she responds: 'We'll have to call an ambulance for you, hon. OK?'
At this point, the officer invites Stutz to sit down.
Stutz then asks if he can sit with his girlfriend.
'Sure,' the officer tells him. 'Whatever makes you comfortable. OK? ... Just stay away from the pistol.'
The cop then yells at Stutz: 'Stay away from the pistol.'
'He's going for the gun!' the officer says.
The other office who also arrived on the scene then orders Stutz to release the woman.
'Officers attempted to get the suspect to release the victim,' Lawver said.
'However, the suspect refused and made several movements indicating he was going to inflict serious physical harm to the victim.
'During the exchange an officer approached the suspect and fired one shot, striking the suspect in the head.'
Stutz was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The girlfriend was interviewed by police after the incident.
In tears, she told officers that Stutz 'just started freaking out' as they sat together on the porch of his father's home.
'This is his dad's house,' she told police.
'I don't know if he got locked out or what. He said he needed my phone.'
She said Stutz was diagnosed three years ago with a bipolar disorder.
She also referred to the arrest in North Canton as a 'psychotic incident.'
The two officers who responded to the scene have been placed on administrative leave pending a review.
Lawver said he believes the officers acted appropriately within the rules of engagement.