Officer-involved shooting: Man shot by Dayton police in April is indicted

A man was shot and critically wounded in an officer-involved shooting in the 1000 block of Chelsea Avenue in Dayton on April 21, 2020. MARSHALL GORBY / STAFF

A man was shot and critically wounded in an officer-involved shooting in the 1000 block of Chelsea Avenue in Dayton on April 21, 2020. MARSHALL GORBY / STAFF

A man shot by police last month after they said he was pointing a gun at them and refused to drop his weapon was indicted Thursday on multiple felony charges.

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Dayton police responded the afternoon of April 21 to the 1000 block of Chelsea Avenue, after they said 35-year-old Derek K. Wolfe fired a gun inside his house and then came outside and fired more shots into the air.

Five officers opened fire at Wolfe when he lowered the gun, pointing it at police and refused multiple orders to drop his weapon, Chief Richard Biehl said during a press conference following the officer-involved shooting.

Wolfe was critically wounded but is recovering.

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A warrant has been issued for Wolfe’s arrest.

He is scheduled to be arraigned May 28 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for three counts of felonious assault on a police officer, one count of intimidation and weapons charges, according to a county grand jury report.

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