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The Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office has identified the man
shot by Cincinnati police officers in Covington Monday.

Ali Coulter, 20, was killed on Garrard Street after, police say,
he charged at officers with a loaded revolver when they arrived
at his mother's house to ask if she knew where he was. Coulter
was wanted in Hamilton County on a murder charge, court
documents state.

The Cincinnati officers involved have not been identified.

Kentucky State Police is leading the investigation into the
shooting. The agency reported the incident occurred around 9:30
a.m., and Coulter was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital where the
was pronounced dead.

In a statement released at 6:08 p.m. Monday, Cincinnati police
said officers with the department's fugitive apprehension squad,
accompanied by Covington police, went to a residence near 18th
and Garrard Streets to ask about Coulter.

Body-worn camera foot of the shooting shows Coulter "immediately
came outside and continued towards our officers with a loaded
gun pointed at them," the statement reads.

Police said the officers fired their weapons after several
commands for the man to drop his weapon.

"Any time there is a loss of life, it is a traumatic and tragic
situation for everyone involved," Interim Police Chief Teresa
Theetge said in a statement. "Our officers thought they were
going to interview the mother of a murder suspect and ultimately
had to use deadly force in front of her."

Coulter was wanted in connection with the death of Christian
Jones, 28. Jones was found fatally shot on Bassett Road in East
Price Hill on April 6. A murder charge was filed against Jones
in Hamilton County April 7. A second man, 18-year-old Youssouf
Niangane, was arrested and charged with murder in Jones' death
Friday.

Dan Hils, the president of Cincinnati's police union , said the
officers fired at Coulter to protect their lives.

Hils said it is “very routine” for police agencies to serve
warrants and seek suspects outside their own jurisdictions, but
Cincinnati always brings officers from the local jurisdiction
with them. He said in this case the Cincinnati officers were
experienced veterans of the force.

“I’m very confident everything these officers did was
justified,” Hils said. “In this case, they were forced to do the
unthinkable. It’s a very tragic thing, something police officers
never want to partake in.”

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval said there will be a "thorough
and transparent" investigation into the shooting.

The section of Garrard Street in Covington where the shooting
occurred is lined with two-story brick homes. Neighbors said
they heard the gunfire and many watched the scene unfold for
hours from their front porches. A “Love the Cov” street mural
adorns one corner of the block. A small rainbow-colored banner
sits in front of one of the homes and reads: “Black Lives
Matter. Women’s rights are human rights. No human being is
illegal. Science is real.”

While police were at the scene around noon, several people were
allowed to meet with officers inside the police tape. Two women
sobbed and embraced after speaking to the officers.

The officers involved will be placed on administrative leave and
an internal investigation will take place as well, Hils said.

From Hils' statement:

Today, members of CPD's fugitive apprehension squad were looking
for information about a convicted felon wanted for murder in
Hamilton County. CPD officers, in full cooperation with the
Covington Police Department, went to a family member of the
suspect's home simply to ask questions about where the suspect
might be hiding. Officers didn't know the suspect was in the
home.

When the officers approached the house, the suspect came out the
back door and ran at the officers with a loaded revolver in his
hand. The suspect ignored orders to drop the gun and continued
running at officers who were forced to defend the obvious threat
to their lives. The officers followed their training and CPD
policy and shot the suspect.

Police union president Dan Hils speaks about officer-involved
shooting

Posted by Enquirer - Cincinnati and Kentucky on Monday, April
11, 2022

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer:
Prosecutor's office IDs man CPD officers fatally shot in
Covington

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