PIERCE TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Update 10:30 a.m. EST Feb. 3: The Clermont County Sheriff's Office confirmed the identities of the deputies involved in a standoff in Pierce Township, Ohio, WXIX reported.
Capt. Jeff Sellars with the Clermont County Sheriff's Department said in a news conference Sunday that officers got a 911 call from a man who said there was someone was inside his Royal Oak Apartments unit. The caller said the man in his apartment was armed and suicidal.
Clermont County Deputy Bill Brewer, a 20-year-veteran, died at Anderson Mercy Hospital, and 22-year veteran Lt. Nick DeRose was injured. DeRose was treated at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and released, WXIX reported.
“Deputy Brewer gave his life attempting to help a person who was admittedly suicidal. This will forever change the atmosphere of the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office,” Sheriff Steve Leahy said.
Brewer is survived by his wife and 5-year-old son.