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Father charged with murder of 13-year-old daughter in Toledo shot by SWAT officer in Columbus

Keimani Latigue (Toledo Police Dept.)
(Toledo Police Dept.)

TOLEDO — The father of a 13-year-old charged with murder after his daughter was found dead was shot by a SWAT officer in a Columbus neighborhood Tuesday morning.

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Sgt. James Fuqua, with the Columbus Division of Police, told our news partners at WBNS that they were given information that a suspect, described as a wanted felon, was in the Victorian Village area in Columbus.

The suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Darnell Jones, was located by SWAT around 10 a.m.

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Franklin County Municipal Court documents obtained by WBNS report that Jones pulled out a gun and fired it at an officer. That’s when a SWAT officer returned fire, hitting Jones.

Jones was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive, according to police.

WBNS reported no officers were injured.

As News Center 7 reported Tuesday morning, Jones was charged with murder and abduction of his 13-year-old daughter, Keimani Latigue.

Latigue was found dead inside a home in Toledo after she was reported missing.

A press release Monday night from the Toledo Police Department says she was “found suffering from apparent fatal injuries,” CBS affiliate WTOL reported.

A warrant was issued for Jones, who also goes by Darnell Ogletree.

Jones has been charged with felonious assault in connection to the Columbus shooting, WBNS reported.

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