ENGLEWOOD — A man is dead after police attempted to serve a felony arrest warrant at a home on Eller Avenue, which ended with gunfire Sunday morning, according to Englewood Police.
Stanley Fairchild, 40, of Englewood, died at the house in the 200 block of Eller, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
It was not immediately clear if his injuries were self-inflicted or from an officer’s gunfire. Englewood police said they will wait until the autopsy is done to say anything definitive on how the man died. A handgun was recovered from the suspect’s hand, police said.
The coroner’s office said the cause and manner of Fairchild’s death was still pending.
A female called police around 5:45 a.m. after she become concerned for her safety and others in the home in the 200 block of Eller after a man wanted for a felony was at the house.
A warrant had been issued in December for Fairchild after he violated his probation from a previous conviction for failing to comply with officers. He had been charged since then for running from Clay Twp. officers on Dec. 16 during a traffic stop, where police said he gave a fake name.
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“Prior to our officers’ arrival, she had removed one handgun from the home, and hidden it in bushes at a neighboring residence,” police said in a statement. “Our officers located that handgun and secured it prior to contacting the reportee.”
Police said they determined Fairchild, who they believed was possibly armed with a gun was in an upstairs bedroom, hiding under the bed.
“Other occupants of the home were evacuated, and officers contacted the wanted suspect, but he ignored repeated commands to exit the bedroom,” Englewood police said.
A Perry Twp. K-9 officer responded to assist Englewood police and when the dog was released into the bedroom a single gunshot was heard, according to police.
The Perry Twp. officer fired his gun in defense of his K-9 partner and two beanbag rounds were fired by an Englewood officer.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to handle the criminal investigation and to collect evidence on the scene.
An administrative review also will be conducted in relations to the officers involved to see if policies were properly followed.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story referred to the deceased by the last name Fairfield one time in the story. That name has been corrected to reflect the correct name of Fairchild