Cop Shoots 66 Year Old In The Back 6 Times, Paralyzing Him

A Columbus police officer who shot a man in the back Sunday following a traffic stop also shot a teenage male during a traffic stop in August, police revealed Monday.

Officer Joshua Ohlinger, a member of the city Division of Police for five years, has been identified by police officials as the officer who shot 66-year-old Michael L. Cleveland in the back. Columbus police Chief Elaine Bryant said during a press conference Monday that Ohlinger's status at the division is pending a psychiatric evaluation.

Ohlinger was previously placed on leave for nearly three months after he shot a teenager with a gun during a traffic stop in August.

Body camera footage shows a brief vehicle chase following a traffic stop around 3:05 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Wilson Avenue on the South Side. Bryant said it was not clear what led to the traffic stop because Columbus police cannot interview Ohlinger since the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting.

Bryant said Cleveland did not have any outstanding warrants for his arrest, although he had an expired license.

Cleveland eventually pulls his black pickup truck over in an alley behind some residences, exits the vehicle and flees. Ohlinger chases Cleveland, initially pulling out his stun gun as he chases Cleveland from behind a rear courtyard off of Wilson in between two residential buildings.

In the bodycam video, Cleveland can be seen running as Ohlinger orders him to stop and put his hands up. Cleveland appears to throw a firearm aside as Ohlinger fires his weapon at Cleveland's back six times while Cleveland continues to flee.