Police shoot and kill robbery suspect

Associated Press

CINCINNATI

Cincinnati police shot and killed a robbery suspect on a downtown square early Sunday, in the department’s third fatal encounter with a suspect this year.

The man was shot on Government Square around 7:40 a.m., according to local media reports.

The suspect, who was not immediately identified, is reported to have held a knife to the throat of a security guard while robbing a grocery store on Vine Street earlier in the morning. Police tracked him to bus stops on East Fifth Street, where they say he pulled a knife on officers before he was shot.

The square was blocked and bus routes were temporarily detoured.

WLWT-TV reported citizens gathered to question police about what happened, one repeatedly saying, “Enough is enough.”

Witnesses said the man was possibly homeless and appeared to be intoxicated.