Cincinnati police officer dead following morning shooting

UPDATE@4:57 p.m.:

Police Chief Richard Biehl worked in Cincinnati for several years prior to being hired in Dayton. Here’s his statement about the death of Officer Kim:

“The members of the Dayton Police Department are keeping our brothers and sisters from the Cincinnati Police Department in our thoughts and prayers as they deal with the death of veteran police officer, Sonny Kim. I knew Officer Kim personally, serving with him when I was a police lieutenant, captain and assistant chief with the Cincinnati Police Department. Officer Sonny Kim was a great police officer – disciplined, hardworking, dedicated to his community and his profession. His tragic death is a deep loss for his family, friends, and all that know him and for all whom he helped in his 27 years of service to the city of Cincinnati.

As information on Officer Kim’s funeral arrangements come together in the coming days, the Dayton Police Department will prepare to send representatives to the funeral to honor Officer Kim’s service and sacrifice.”

UPDATE @ 2 p.m.

The shooting suspect in the deadly Cincinnati police shooting has been identified as Trepierre Hummons. He was killed in the gunfire along with Cincinnati police officer Sonny Kim.

A Facebook post on Hummon’s personal page, with a time stamp of approximately 9 a.m. Friday read, “I love every last one of ya’ll to whoever has been in my life…You’re the real mvp.”

If the timestamp is correct, the post was made just minutes before Cincinnati Police received a report of a man with a gun. At 9:26 a.m., officers rushed to the scene to backup Kim, who responded to the original call.

UPDATE @12:34 p.m.

Cincinnati police officials have identified the Cincinnati officer shot and killed Friday morning as Sonny Kim, 48, a 27-year veteran with the department.

The suspect, who has not been identified, has also died.

Kim grew up in Chicago and moved to Cincinnati in 1986 to attend classes at the University of Cincinnati, police said. He was appointed as a recruit of the Cincinnati police department and assigned to the police academy in 1987. He was promoted to police officer in 1988 after graduation.

He worked in District 2 for the last 26 years, police said.

Kim had received 22 commendations and had an “exemplary career,” officials said.

Kim leaves behind three sons.

UPDATE @11:57 a.m.

A Cincinnati police officer has died following a shooting Friday morning.

Police responded to a report of an individual of a man with a gun acting erratically in Madisonville. When police arrived, the man was in the street and gunfire errupted, according to WCPO.

The officer killed was wearing body armor.

There are unconfirmed reports that the suspect was also shot and killed.

FIRST REPORT

A Cincinnati police officer was shot Friday morning, according to our partners at WCPO.

The shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. near Whetsel Avenue and Roe Street.

The Cincinnati police department tweeted that a suspect is in custody and the officer was taken to University Hospital in Cincinnati. The extent of injuries is unknown.