GREEN TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old is dead after officers shot him following a reported abduction on Saturday.
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Timothy Cromwell abducted a woman from a hospital she worked at in Cincinnati, according to Cincinnati Interim Police Chief Adam Hennie.
At approximately 4 p.m., officers located his vehicle along Boudinot Avenue.
Officers tried to pull Cromwell over, but he drove off, leading officers on a chase.
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The chase lasted around 45 minutes before ending in Green Township.
Hennie said Cromwell approached officers with a knife and refused to drop it.
Cromwell was hit and fell to the ground before standing back up and again rushing toward officers with a knife, police said.
For a second time, officers fired.
Cromwell got up after being hit again and tried to approach officers.
Officers shot a third and final time; Cromwell was taken to the hospital, where he died, police announced Sunday.
City leaders said he had two misdemeanor warrants and multiple previous arrests, including abduction, stalking and aggravated menacing.
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