Middletown K9 officer, murder suspect shot after police chase

A witness at the scene said there were multiple gunshots and that there looked to be evidence of some kind of chase and crash in the front yard of a house nearby.

"I knew somebody had donesomething very bad.

That'sall.

I didn't know what tothink to behonest."DEVELOPING AT 11 -- AMIDDLETOWN POLICE OFFICER ISRECOVERING AFTER BEING SHOTMULTIPLE TIMES -- ENDING APOLICE PURSUIT AND SHOOTOUT.THE SUSPECT -- ALSO SHOT -- ISIN THE HOSPITAL..THANKS FOR JOINING US -- I'MCRAIGMCKEE.AND I'M TANYA O'ROURKE.THE CHASE ACROSS TWO COUNTIESSTARTED IN MIDDLETOWN.INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SUSPECTLED THEM ON A CHASE INTOHAMILTON -- BEFORE EVENTUALLYENDING IN TURTLECREEK TOWNSHIP.THAT'S WHERE HE FIND REPORTERJAKE RYLE -- WHO EXPLAINS HOWTHE OFFICER IS DOING -- ANDWHAT WITNESSES SAW ALONG THEWAY.THAT MIDDLETOWN POLICEOFFICER..

DENNY JORDAN..

WASSHOT IN THE TRICEP..

HAND ANDLEG..

THOSE INJURIES..

NON-LIFE THREATENING..

HE'SEXPECTED TO RECOVER..WITNESSESTELL ME THE MOMENTS AFTER THESHOTS WERE FIRED..

WERE VERYTENSE.I was only 100 feet away fromthem.

I wasn't expecting theshooting."A SCENE..

LARRYCARRIER..

NEVER EXPECTED.., "I was certainly gettingfrightened.

I've never seen somany officers with guns drawn"A SNAPSHOT..

TAKEN BYCARRIER..

SHOWS THE TENSEMOMENTS AS A POLICE PURSUIT..COMES TO ACLOSE.By that time there was abirage of gunfire.

Probably 30shots.""They were coming fromeverywhere.

Police cars.Looked in the yard at the car.They had the guns drawn."FORMER WCPO 9 NEWSPHOTOGRAPHER CHIC POPPEWATCHED IT UNFOLD.."Broke the window out on thedriver side.

Tried to get himout.

Meantime, he pulls out agun.

The driver does.

Shootsthe policeman."MIDDLETOWNPOLICE OFFICER DENNY JORDAN..SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES..

HE WASTAKEN TO ATRIUM MEDICALCENTER..

AND IS EXPECTED TORECOVER..The suspect was shot.

Itappears several times."BUTLERCOUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD JONESSAYS 4 OR 5 OFFICERS RETURNEDFIRE..

SHOOTING OUT THE SIDE..AND BACK WINDOWS OF THIS BLACKSATURN ION..THE SUSPECT..WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH AHOMICIDE IN HAMILTON.HE WOULDBE TAKEN TO WEST CHESTERHOSPITAL.

A LOUD ENDING INWHAT'S TYPICALLY A QUIETAREA.."I've seen it on TV.

Neverseen it in real life.

I hope Inever see it again to behonest.

It was quite scary."WE'RE WORKING TO GET UPDATEDCONDITIONS ON BOTH THEOFFICER..

AND SUSPECT..WE'VEALSO PUT IN A REQUEST FOR DASHAND BODY CAM FOOTAGE..

SHOWINGTHE PURSUIT..

FROM MIDDLETOWNTO HAMILTON..

TO HERE..WE'LLKEEP YOU UPDATED WHEN WE HAVEIT.IN TURTLECREEK TOWNSHIP..JAKE RYLE, WCPO 9 NEWS.