MIAMI TWP. — The man killed in an officer-involved shooting in Miami Twp. on Wednesday has been identified.
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Jayden Stephenson, 21, was identified on Thursday by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
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As previously reported, police responded to a disturbance in the 9200 block of Sawgrass Drive, near PipeStone Golf Club, Wednesday afternoon.
On Thursday, Acting Police Chief James McCarty said a woman called 911 and said her son was threatening family members with a knife.
A total of six officers were at the home within minutes of the 911 call. They escorted family members to safety outside and began trying to convince Stephenson, to drop the knife.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, the officers spent seven minutes trying to de-escalate the situation and demanded Stephenson drop the knife 29 times. He didn’t do so and officers turned to using less lethal tactics, such as a taser and a beanbag shotgun to stop Stephenson.
Even after that, McCarty said Stephenson didn’t drop the knife and started moving toward the officers with it. At that point, one or more officers opened fire on him.
As previously reported, the shots prompted a county-wide call for officer assistance for area law enforcement officers, but that call was later canceled.
Officers tried to provide life-saving measures, but Stephenson died at the scene.
While a township spokesperson originally said an officer was injured in the incident, McCarty during a brief press conference Thursday that no officers were hurt.
Five of the six officers who were on the scene when the shooting happened have been placed on paid administrative leave.
As previously reported, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to investigate the shooting.
Before the press conference on Thursday, police notified media outlets that they would not be taking questions. When prompted with questions, police refused to answer.
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