CLARK COUNTY, Ohio — According to Clark County Sheriff Deb Burchett, 15-year veteran Deputy Matthew Yates was killed at a residence in the Harmony Estates Mobile Home Park.
Reports say that Deputy Yates and others responded to a call at the mobile home park.
The Sheriff’s Office said that shortly before 12 p.m., shots were heard from the residence. Deputies, according to the sheriff, were met with gunfire. It was during this time that Yates was shot.
He was transported to the Miami Valley Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations is in charge of the case.
The shooting remains under investigation.