Story of The Hintons

The father of an 18-year-old who was fatally shot by police during an alleged stolen vehicle incident in Cincinnati on Thursday has been charged with hitting a deputy with his car and killing him, with the police chief saying the two fatal encounters are connected.

Rodney L. Hinton, 38, is accused of intentionally hitting Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson Friday afternoon at Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Woods Drive near the University of Cincinnati, according to court documents. Henderson was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he died as a result of his injuries.

The recently retired deputy was working as a special deputy and directing traffic near the university during graduation events, officials said at a news briefing Friday. Officials did not identify him, citing Marsy’s Law, which protects victim's names from being disclosed due to privacy protections.