Albert Alderman: Toledo police shoots, kills man who pointed gun at them while fleeing after allegedly murdering girlfriend

TOLEDO, OHIO: Toledo police shot and killed a homicide suspect after officials said he fled from them following the death of his live-in girlfriend and later repeatedly pointed a gun at officers.

Police said investigators had earlier interviewed 33-year-old Albert Alderman after he called 911 shortly after 6 am on Sunday, January 14 and said that 29-year-old Kelsie Barnier was unresponsive.

Why did Toledo police shoot Alderman? 

Police initially reported no signs of trauma on Barnier's body. However, authorities said the coroner for Lucas County later determined that Barnier had died by strangulation and declared the death to be a homicide.

Alderman agreed to meet when they called him, according to the police, but he later declined. Just before 3 pm on Sunday, January 14, SWAT detectives dispatched to his residence observed him driving away, according to the police.

He escaped when police tried to stop him, and he then threw a revolver out of his window and aimed it at them, according to the police. According to authorities, Alderman's car's back window was shot by a cop.

He later abruptly stopped the vehicle, got out and pointed a gun at officers, police said.

Then four cops opened fire, sending him to the ground. Alderman started to stand up again and aimed the gun at the policemen, but they kept shooting, leading him to fall again while holding the gun and pointing it at them, according to the police. He was eventually able to get the gun taken away from him, and according to the police, he was declared dead there.

Neighbors describe horror on Avondale Avenue

The officers will be placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation, and two officers are seeking medical attention for hearing loss sustained during the events, as per WTOL 11.  

The officers' information, body-worn camera footage and dash-cam footage will be released later, officials said.

Additionally, residents on Avondale Avenue described the sounds of gunfire and the aftermath of the shooting. 

"Police, they said, 'Drop the gun, drop the gun, drop the gun,' and next thing I know I hear, 'Pop pop pop,'" said Osa Oshodim, a resident on Avondale who watched the whole thing play out from his bedroom window.

He added, "There was blood and they covered him up with plastic."