A cute four -year -old girl was tragically killed on Wednesday by a lost bullet during a police shot in the area, while she was innocently in a dentist's office.
Rosalie Martin, 4, was murdered in East Liverpool, Ohio after the police of St. Clair Township responded to a call about a possible suicidal man.
Agents arrived on the spot around 2 p.m. and found the 30-year-old Joseph Como, only walking on the road.
When agents tried to have a conversation with the apparently disturbed man, he opened the fire 'almost immediately'.
They shot back and got deadly to him.
But nearby, Martin, who sat with her family at dentistry for children & teenagers.
The little girl was struck by a bullet in the crossfire. She was rushed to the hospital, where she died later.
It remains unclear whether it was the bullet of Como – or that of one of the agents – who killed her.
Rosalie Martin, 4, was murdered in East Liverpool, Ohio after the police of St. Clair Township responded to a call on a possible suicidal man
Agents arrived in East Liverpool around 2 p.m. and found an apparently disturbed man, identified as the 30-year-old Joseph Como, who only ran on the road.
It remains unclear who fired the bullet that the four -year -old Rosalie was killed, but the investigation into the incident in which the agent was involved is still going on.
A police officer from St. Clair Township was also injured in the horrible shooting.
Agent Dakota Wetzel, 26, was hit in his head and was flown to the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he is in intensive care.
An update that was posted later that day said that the wounded agent, who has been working at the department for more than three years, no longer operated and 'is in a stable state', but 'still has a long way to go'.
A police officer from St. Clair Township was also injured in the horrible shooting. Agent Dakota Wetzel, 26, was hit in his head and was flown to the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he is in intensive care.
Rosalie Martin, 4, was killed during the crossfire of a shooting by the police in East Liverpool, Ohio, after the police of St. Clair Township responded on Wednesday to a call on a possible suicidal man
Wetzel's fiancé, Regan Lambert, has since shared a genuine message on Facebook.
'Unfortunately, I have thought more often about how I should deal with this situation than I would like to say.
'Those of you who know me know that I have a good number of law enforcement officers who are close to my heart. Dakota happens to be the love of my life. ”
The desperate expectant woman said that she and her fiancé had just sent their wedding invitations a day earlier.
“I owe God forever because he has saved my husband – in a very short 170 days.”
The police chief asked for prayers for “my agent, and also for the child involved in this incident.”
“Everyone at the police of St. Clair Township continues to pray for her family after her terribly tragic death,” said McKenzie.
A large part of the surrounding community met for a wake the day after the devastating loss for the grieving fellow members of the community
The police of St. Clair have since organized a collection campaign to cover the medical costs and the funeral costs of those involved in the tragedy of January 22.
'The Ohio Fop Foundation continues to raise money for detective Wetzel and Rosalie's family. Anyone who is interested in a donation can do that, where all donations are intended for the families, “the police chief added.
A large part of the surrounding community met for a wake the day after the devastating loss for the mourning fellow members of the community.
'It's just nice that everyone comes together and shares this, even if it is devastating.
“But we can still come together as a community and there are for the families who have suffered,” says neighbor Joyce Sabatini.
