Authorities: Armed man fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies

RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A man brandishing a handgun was shot and killed by police who responded to a domestic disturbance call at a mobile home community in northeastern Ohio.

The shooting in Ravenna Township occurred around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, when a woman called 911 and said she was being harmed by Matthew Morse, 36. The woman said she and the couple’s two young children were going to a neighbor’s home to get away from Morse.

Portage County sheriff’s deputies soon arrived on scene, and authorities say Morse came out of the couple’s home with a handgun.

Morse refused to comply with the deputies’ orders to drop the weapon, and he eventually was shot by at least one deputy. He was then taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about two hours later.

No other injuries were reported in the shooting, which is under investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations.