Warren: Suspect killed by officer identified
WARREN - We now know the name of the man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting early Sunday morning, after a multi-agency police chase.
A call log from Trumbull County dispatch says the suspect threatened and allegedly assaulted the 9-1-1 caller and others in a Bristol Township home. Family members identified the suspect as Brad Bailey to 21 News.
Baileys wife Sarah, said her husband was suffering from a mental health crisis.
“This was not my husband by any stretch of the means,” Sarah said. “He became very violent and very physical.”
911 logs indicate Sarah reported that Bailey had strangled her and took everyone's phones in the home. Before sheriff deputies arrived Bailey took off in a car. Champion Police found Bailey on Old Colony Drive and State Road. Chief Larry Skaggs said as soon as Bailey saw officers he took off again.
Police continued the chase into Warren near Fourth Street. It’s unclear exactly what happened but dispatch reports indicate officers believed Bailey had a gun.
The dispatch call log indicates Bailey brandished a gun at officers before coming toward the windows of a police vehicle with the firearm. The log goes on to state shots fired were reported and Bailey was hit. Bailey remained unresponsive and died, despite CPR attempts and was taken away by a coroner's van.
Both 4th and 5th Street in Warren were closed off to the public, according to Trumbull County dispatch, with multiple law enforcement agencies on the scene when 21 News crews arrived.
Family members told 21 News they never got a call that Bailey had died and want to know exactly what happened when the chase ended. Patricia Clark, Brad Bailey’s mother, sat clutching a sweatshirt and shirt when she spoke to 21 News saying they were the only things she had left of her son.
“I just want answers, that's all I’m asking for, that’s all I’ve asked for since yesterday morning and I can't get anything,” Clark said.
Sarah and Patricia claim Bailey has never owned a gun but say he did have a history of mental health issues and was trying to get help.
“They always say ‘oh there's help theirs help’ no their not no one helps no one cares,” Sarah said.
“He’s not bad person, yeah he's had to fight some demons over the years but he's not a bad person and I'm not allowing this state to make him out to be that,” Patricia said.
Warren Police and the Sheriff’s Department were not available for any information. Chief Skaggs said he doesn’t know if Bailey had a real gun or if he shot at officers.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation will be investigating the incident further.
