RaychelR
09-01-2000, 04:10 PM
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Cincinnati Police Officer Kevin Crayon was killed in the line of duty early this morning.
Around 12:40 a.m., Officer Kevin Crayon, 40, noticed a driver, Courtney Mathis, 12, backing out of UDF parking lot.
Officer Crayon approached the boy and asked to see his drivers' license, but the boy refused.
Mathis proceeded to back up the car. Officer Crayon noticed he was in danger of hitting young children. The officer tried to stop the car by reaching in the vehicle to allegedly pull the keys from the car.
The officer somehow became hooked to the car and was dragged for approximately 800 feet.
Witnesses said they saw Crayon reach for his service pistol while being dragged from the car. He fired one shot which hit Mathis in the chest.
Then the officer was thrown from the car where it is believed he died instantly.
The boy drove to his parents' apartment. Then they called for help.
Mathis was taken to Children's Hospital, where he died from gunshot wounds around 5 a.m.
Mathis' parents said they were not aware that he had taken the car. It is not known whether they will be charged in this incident.
Police are looking for two prominent witnesses to this incident.
At a press conference, Chief Tom Streicher said that Mathis' car struck another car stopped at a red light. The driver of that car left the scene.
Chief Streicher also said that another driver either rolled into Crayon or drove near him after he was thrown from the car. This driver also left the scene.
Police ask that if anyone knows these two witnesses, to please call the Cincinnati police.
Officer Crayon did serve on the police force since 1996. He has three children: 16, 18 and 19-years-old.
He was a Forest Park graduate and served in the U.S. Army.
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Please pray for the loved ones of this courageous officer so that they may find peace.
Cincinnati Police Officer Kevin Crayon was killed in the line of duty early this morning.
Around 12:40 a.m., Officer Kevin Crayon, 40, noticed a driver, Courtney Mathis, 12, backing out of UDF parking lot.
Officer Crayon approached the boy and asked to see his drivers' license, but the boy refused.
Mathis proceeded to back up the car. Officer Crayon noticed he was in danger of hitting young children. The officer tried to stop the car by reaching in the vehicle to allegedly pull the keys from the car.
The officer somehow became hooked to the car and was dragged for approximately 800 feet.
Witnesses said they saw Crayon reach for his service pistol while being dragged from the car. He fired one shot which hit Mathis in the chest.
Then the officer was thrown from the car where it is believed he died instantly.
The boy drove to his parents' apartment. Then they called for help.
Mathis was taken to Children's Hospital, where he died from gunshot wounds around 5 a.m.
Mathis' parents said they were not aware that he had taken the car. It is not known whether they will be charged in this incident.
Police are looking for two prominent witnesses to this incident.
At a press conference, Chief Tom Streicher said that Mathis' car struck another car stopped at a red light. The driver of that car left the scene.
Chief Streicher also said that another driver either rolled into Crayon or drove near him after he was thrown from the car. This driver also left the scene.
Police ask that if anyone knows these two witnesses, to please call the Cincinnati police.
Officer Crayon did serve on the police force since 1996. He has three children: 16, 18 and 19-years-old.
He was a Forest Park graduate and served in the U.S. Army.
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Please pray for the loved ones of this courageous officer so that they may find peace.