Marysville, OH 08/12/10 suicide by Police shooting Rickie Diamond


Thursday, August 12, 2010 5:40 PM MARYSVILLE, Ohio — New video released on Thursday from a cruiser’s dash camera showed the shooting death of a man who led officers from three agencies on a chase. Video from the Union County Sheriff’s Office shows deputies following Rickie Diamond Jr. during a 25-minute pursuit on Tuesday night, 10TV’s Kevin Landers reported. Deputies, along with Marysville Police officers and Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, joined in the pursuit of Diamond, who was wanted for questioning in connection with a domestic dispute. Diamond had been involved in a fight with his father at a home in the northern part of the county, Landers reported. Deputies tried to use stop sticks to stop Diamond’s pickup, and one point he blew out a back tire. That is when a deputy closed in, ramming the pickup, Landers reported. Video from inside a Marysville Police cruiser showed Diamond exiting his pickup with a shotgun. Deputies said Diamond opened fire on them. They returned fire, hitting Diamond four times and killing him, a coroner said. The officers involved the shooting were all placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation, which is standard procedure. Watch 10TV News HD and refresh 10TV.com for continuing coverage. —————— Some say police did standard practice, others label this as unjust, as the man who called the police was the boy’s father and asked the police not to kill his son after he had a domestic dispute with him. The chase