Police have identified the 4-year-old girl who was killed, and a police officer shot in Ohio Wednesday.
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Rosalie Martin, 4, was at a nearby dentist’s office when she got hit by a bullet, as previously reported by WOIO TV in Cleveland.
St. Clair Township Police Detective Dakota Wetzel is in stable after he got shot, according to a social media post.
As previously reported by News Center 7, St. Clair Township Police officers responded to reports of a suicidal man around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
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They found the suspect, 30-year-old Joseph Como, walking down the street. That’s when he opened fire, WOIO reported.
Police officers returned fire and struck him, a St. Clair Township Police spokesperson said.
Wetzel got shot in the head during the gunfire, WOIO said.
The department said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he opened his eyes and gave his family a thumbs up. Wetzel remains in intensive care at an area hospital.
Ohio BCI continues to investigate the shooting, according to WOIO.
Our sister station WPXI reports multiple fundraisers are ongoing both families.
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