Dash & Body Cam shows man firing gun, pointing it at troopers after chase spanning 3 counties

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Wood County, OH - Newly released body and dash cam footage shows a man shot and killed following a chase involving Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers.

According to a press release, the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office notified OHSP at 12:40 a.m. on Nov. 30, 2024, they were chasing a vehicle after the driver failed to stop for a traffic violation. Troopers joined the pursuit in the area of U.S. Route 24 and State Route 15 in Defiance County.

The car continued through Henry County and into Wood County, where the driver veered into a field off State Route 199 and State Route 582.

According to OSHP, the suspect got out of the car and ran away while firing multiple shots. Video shows troopers telling the man to drop the handgun before he then pointed the gun at officers. State troopers then shot the man and moved in to perform life-saving procedures, but he did not survive.

The suspect was later identified as Donovan Joyner, 26, of Defiance.

Court records show Joyner was a registered sex offender after pleading guilty to charges in Williams County in 2019 for Attempted Illegal Use of a Minor or Impaired in Nudity-Oriented Material or Performance. He was picked up in Lucas County on a parole violation in 2023.

As recently as September 2024, records in Defiance Municipal Court show Joyner was charged with driving under suspension after charges earlier in the year for OVI.

No officers or troopers were seriously injured in the shooting or chase. A passenger in the suspect’s vehicle who was not involved in the shooting was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment.