COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus SWAT officer Steve Smith has died, Chief Kim Jacobs said Tuesday afternoon.
Smith, 54, was shot during a SWAT stand-off early Sunday morning. On Tuesday the suspect, 44-year-old Lincoln Rutledge, made his first appearance in court.
He is the 54th CPD officer to die in the line of duty since 1816.
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