PIERCE TOWNSHIP OIS 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO IN CLERMONT COUNTY, ONE MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A STANDOFF WITH POLICE IN PIERCE TOWNSHIP. 
POLICE RESPONDED TO A 9-1-1 CALL FROM A MAN AT A MOBILE HOME PARK WHO WITNESSES SAY WAS BOTH INTOXICATED AND SUICIDAL. THE MAN TOLD DISPATCHERS THERE WAS A MAN WITH A GUN AND ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED POLICE TO RESPOND TO THE SCENE. WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, THEY ENCOUNTER THE CALLER WITH A FIREARM. AFTER REFUSING MULTIPLE COMMANDS TO DROP HIS WEAPON, A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY AND A PIERCE TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICER BOTH FIRED ON THE MAN. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. HIS FAMILY SAID HE WAS DEPRESSED AND THIS WAS A CRY FOR HELP. HIS NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.