Ohio Sheriff's Deputy fatally wounded in shooting inside mobile home
Ohio mobile home caught fire during the altercation
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A sheriff's deputy was shot and fatally wounded while responding to a report of a possible break-in and gunfire at a mobile home in western Ohio.
Deputy Matthew Yates was a 15-year veteran of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and a member of its special operations team, Sheriff Deb Burchett said at a press conference Sunday.
The responding officers were shot at after they entered the mobile home in Harmony Township, Burchett said.
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Yates was wounded and remained inside the home for several hours Sunday before other officers could get him out and take him to a hospital, where he died, the sheriff said.
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At some point during the episode, the mobile home caught fire. Authorities have not released any additional information about a suspect, the shooting or the fire.
The charred frame of the home could be seen in a photo tweeted Sunday by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
"My heart breaks for his father, who he followed into law enforcement," Yost wrote.
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There was no additional information about the deputy.