Police Shoot Man Who Tried to Use a Gun to Remove Guest From His Home
Frustrated home owner called 911, was told by dispatchers to put the gun down
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police said they were reviewing 911 calls made just before a fatal officer-involved shooting.
Officers shot John Kaufmann to death inside a Beulah Road home Monday evening.
Police said that they responded to the home after they received two separate 911 calls about an incident at the residence.
Authorities looking through a window said they observed Kaufmann holding a gun to the other man.
Investigators entered the home and demanded that he drop the weapon, before firing multiple shots.
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