Mayhem in O-Town

On Monday night, an Oxford, Ohio man fired random shots with a handgun and an AK-47 assault rifle as around 30 law enforcement officers kept him surrounded for over two hours until he was fatally shot.

Interestingly, the Miami Student, student newspaper at Miami University, published the story before mainstream media like the Cincinnati Enquirer knew of the story.

Read their story here.

I wasn't on call when it happened, but from what I hear it was quite the incident. The AK-47 he was using fires rounds that easily pierce the "bullet-proof" vests of all the officers on the scene... even the SWAT team. They were basically sitting ducks for a couple hours as he randomly fired here and there. From what I hear, it all ended when he exited the trailer and dropped his rifle down, pointing it at one of the Oxford police officers. As he did, one of the SWAT snipers fired, as well as the Oxford officer who was within his sights.

Crazy times in Oxford.