ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Ohio (KDKA) — Police shot and killed a man who opened fire on officers in a shootout that also left a 4-year-old girl dead and an officer injured in Ohio near the Pennsylvania border, authorities said. St. Clair Township police said they were called Wednesday afternoon about "a possibly suicidal man." When officers found 30-year-old Joseph Como on the street and tried to talk to him, police said he "almost immediately" opened fire. Police said they returned fire, hitting Como. St.
Main Idea: Joseph Como was killed after opening fire on police in Ohio, and the shooting also left 4-year-old Rosalie Martin dead and Detective Dakota Wetzel badly injured.
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The shooting may raise fears about public safety and strain police and hospital resources, especially when a child and an officer are hurt.
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