Man fatally shot by Gahanna police when he pointed a gun at officers

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Gahanna police have released body camera footage of the morning's fatal shooting of an armed man near a senior assisted living facility on Taylor Road.

The video shows four Gahanna police officers arrive at the Springhill Suites at 655 Taylor Road in response to a report of a fraudulent credit card being used by a patron. The responding officers are escorted by the hotel manager to the man's first-floor room, where they knock and identify themselves as Gahanna police.

The man, who is in his early 20s but had not otherwise been identified by Gahanna police or the Franklin County Coroner's Office as of Saturday morning, is heard talking with police through the hotel room door as they try and get him to come out and talk to them. He tells officers that he needs to pack up his bag and that he will come out.

A couple of minutes pass before the man escapes from the window to his room. One of the officers darts down the hallway, through the hotel lobby and into his police cruiser in the parking lot. He takes off in the cruiser as the man is escaping, and one of the other officers airs over the radio that the man is armed with a gun.

The man is seen crossing Taylor Road as police continue to follow him. Officers repeatedly tell him to drop his weapon, but he ignores their commands and continues walking. At one point, the man stops in a driveway and points the gun to his head. He appears to be telling officers, "It's too late." Officers have their weapons drawn, but repeatedly try to coax him to drop the weapon and talk to them.

The suspect then continues walking with the handgun. As he walks into a field, one of the officers tries using a beanbag shotgun to disarm the man, but it appears to miss.

The man then points the gun at the Gahanna officers, and the officers open fire.

The man was struck multiple times. Officers rendered aid as soon as they determined it was safe to approach the suspect. The man was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead.