Bodycam Footage Shows Canton Police Officer Shooting Suspect After Being Fired At

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Canton, Ohio — On June 7, 2023, at about 10:07 p.m., Canton Police Officers responded to the disturbance in the 300 block of 25th Street SW, according to police. According to a 911 call, a neighbor called police to report a loud disturbance at a nearby home. As officers arrived outside the home, 41-year-old Jeffrey Neff take off running. Officer Jacob Dryden and his partner pursue Neff through a backyard, over a fence, and across an interstate entrance ramp.
During the foot pursuit, officials say one shot was fired from Neff at Officer Dryden, grazing him, but not seriously injuring him. The officer shot back, firing every bullet in his gun, as many as 17. Neff was struck multiple times. Neff's wife, Domnita, heard the gunshots and began running behind police officers pursuing her husband. Seconds later, Dryden reloaded. He and his partner, Scott Wohlheter, walked toward Neff. EMS transported Neff to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital where he died from his injuries. The neighbor who phoned police later told a detective that Neff's wife had asked her to call police, because Domnita Neff didn't want to make the call herself.