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The man who ran his car into a Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy working a traffic detail near the University of Cincinnati, killing him, was the father of a man shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer one day prior, Chief Teresa Theetge said during a press conference Friday evening.
Cincinnati police said 38-year-old Rodney Hinton Jr. was arrested for aggravated murder following the deputy’s death.
Hinton is the father of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton, who an officer shot and killed Thursday morning during a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle.
Theetge said the deputy, who has not been named at this time, was just “doing his job” while directing traffic outside UC’s commencement at around 1 p.m. when Hinton hit him with their vehicle.
During an earlier press conference Friday, Theetge said an officer shot and killed 18-year-old Ryan Hinton who jumped out of a stolen vehicle Thursday morning. Officers from CPD’s Fugitive Apprehension Squad, along with other uniformed officers, approached a stolen vehicle at an apartment in East Price Hill when four men jumped from the car and ran.
Video and still images from officer body camera footage show Ryan Hinton appeared to fall on the concrete before he continued to run. Theetge said officers said they saw him carrying a gun and heard the gun hit the ground when he fell. That cannot be seen or heard in the body camera footage.
The man ran through two nearby dumpsters, where an officer was already on the other side with a gun drawn. Theetge said another officer at the scene told the officer behind the dumpsters that Ryan Hinton is armed. Video shows Hinton attempting to run away from the officer, but the officer can be heard saying “gun” before multiple gunshots ring out. He was later pronounced dead.
Police retrieved a gun with an extended magazine attached near where Ryan Hinton was shot and a magazine was found in his sweatshirt pocket. However, Theetge said there is no evidence the 18-year-old fired his gun at all.
