COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man suspected of violating a protection order was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer on Wednesday after he reportedly pulled out a weapon while being chased by police following a traffic stop on the city's south side.
Around 10:40 p.m., officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called to the 1100 block of Rendezvous Lane, located just west of Lockbourne Road, to search for a man who had multiple arrest warrants for violating a protection order.
As police were arriving at the scene, officers spotted the suspect leaving the area in a vehicle. Officers initiated a traffic stop, but the suspect vehicle did not stop and fled the area. Columbus police said officers stopped following the vehicle.
A couple of minutes later, a Columbus police helicopter found the vehicle and began following it. Police said the suspect vehicle struck another vehicle at Parsons Avenue and Corr Road and continued driving.
The vehicle stopped in the 1400 block of Marion Drive North in southeast Columbus where the suspect got out of the vehicle and began leaving the area on foot. Officers found the suspect and chased after him.
While he was running, police said the suspect pulled out a firearm. One of the officers fired their firearm, striking the suspect at least once.
“They tried to light up his car, pull him over, bring him to justice before the course of action this individual made the decision to flee from the police, run from the police and have a weapon. A weapon he was never allowed to have in the first place,” said Brian Steel, executive vice president of the Columbus chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.
The suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition and was pronounced deceased at 11:42 p.m. No officers were injured during the incident.
Police later identified the suspect as 36-year-old Jamie David Overstreet. CrimeTracker 10 investigated and found a history of domestic violence related incidents from 2014, 2021 and 2023. At the time of Wednesday night's shooting, Overstreet had more than one restraining order against him.
“I am sorry this person's life was taken from him. I am sorry his actions made the officer react, but at least the victim of a violent offender is going to be able to get some sleep tonight,” Steel said.
This is the 11th officer-involved shooting for Columbus police in 2023, compared to six in 2022 and eight in 2021.
Detectives recovered a firearm from the scene.
The Columbus police department is not releasing the identity of the officer involved in the shooting due to Marsy's Law, but say the officer has been with the division for three years.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the incident.