Columbus police give update on officers shooting, killing man
Wednesday marks the first day Columbus police will publicly address officers shooting and killing Noel Hernandez late Monday. Columbus police are set to hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. to address an incident where they shot and killed Noel Hernandez, a man they say was armed with a knife. The shooting occurred after officers responded to a report of a man with a weapon near Georgesville Road. Hernandez allegedly ignored commands in Spanish and English to show his hands and dropped the weapon, but instead got into his vehicle and drove away. He then exited the vehicle with an edged weapon and continued driving west. Despite attempts to shoot him with a Taser, he charged officers with a gun and multiple officers fired shots. Hernandez was pronounced dead at OhioHealth Doctor's Hospital. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting.
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Columbus police are holding a press conference at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to address an incident where officers shot and killed a man that police said was armed with a knife.
The Columbus Dispatch will livestream the press conference.
Unidentified officers shot and killed Noel Hernandez, 35, at about 11:15 p.m. Monday after officers responded to a report of a man with a knife in the area of Georgesville Road.
Officers arrived to find Hernandez standing outside an SUV in traffic with an edged weapon, according to a statement released by Columbus police Tuesday morning. He ignored commands in Spanish and English to show his hands and dropped the weapon, and instead got into his vehicle and drove away, police said.
Hernandez drove north on Georgesville Road and turned west on Sullivant Avenue, driving at a slow speed, and again exited the vehicle with a weapon, police said. He returned to the vehicle and continued driving west, again ignoring officers.
At his final stop at the intersection of Sullivant Avenue and Industrial Mile Road, Hernandez exited the vehicle again and walked into oncoming traffic with the weapon in his hand, police said. Officers tried unsuccessfully to shoot him with a Taser, but he charged officers with a weapon, and multiple officers fired shots, police said.
Hernandez was taken to OhioHealth Doctor's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:49 p.m.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus police briefing on officers shooting, killing Noel Hernandez
Topik: Crime