Man dead after police shooting in Piqua

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A man is dead after being shot by police in Piqua Friday afternoon.

According to police, officers responded to the 200 block of McKinley Avenue on a domestic violence complaint, and at around 4:55 p.m. the shooting occurred.

The suspect, a 44-year-old man, died at the scene, and the officer was uninjured, police said.

The police department said that there is “no ongoing threat to the community” and that they requested the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation assist with the investigation.

They also asked that anyone with information about the incident to call the Piqua Police Department at 937-778-2027.

Police said they would share more information “as it is able to be released.”

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