Trotwood officer, suspect stable after crash, shooting on US 35

DAYTON — The Trotwood officer injured in a crash on US 35 during a police chase is in stable condition.

Trotwood Police, Dayton Police, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office provided that update during a news conference on Wednesday.

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The suspect injured, officially identified Wednesday as James Skirvin, is also in stable condition, according to police.

The woman whom Skirvin is accused of purposefully hitting with his truck at Voyager Village suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

During the briefing on Wednesday, police disclosed that Skirvin’s brother had alerted authorities that Skirvin wanted to commit suicide by cop. Emergency scanner traffic sharing that information was shared during the press conference.

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Police laid out a timeline of Monday’s events, which included officers laying down stop sticks on US 35 during the chase. As Skirvin’s truck approached the sticks, officers heard what appeared to be a shot fired from his truck.

In dash camera video shared during the press conference, an officer in pursuit of Skirvin said one weapon had been thrown from the truck before the crash.

News Center 7′s Mike Campbell asked authorities on Wednesday if they believed Skirvin had another weapon in his possession after the crash.

“I know for a fact that we recovered another weapon from the crash site,” Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal said.

Monday’s events remain under investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

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