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DeWine Orders Flags to Half-Staff for Slain Rittman Police Sergeant
Flags will stay at half-staff until Ries is laid to rest after the 10-year veteran was killed responding to a break-in and shots-fired call.
- On Sunday, July 5, 2026, Rittman Police Sgt. Scott Ries was killed in the line of duty while responding to a 911 call reporting a break-in and gunfire on Chippewa Trail.
- Rittman Mayor Rudy Arnold ordered flags lowered Monday to honor Ries, with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine extending the order for state buildings until sunset on the day of the funeral.
- Authorities reported that four people, including Ries, died during the incident, while four Medina County sheriff's deputies and a K-9 sustained injuries; the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is probing the scene.
- Hundreds of officers from across Northeast Ohio escorted the ambulance in tribute, while community members created a makeshift memorial for the officer described by colleagues as a "very sweet soul."
- Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio President Jay McDonald stated that targeted violence against officers "must end," urging Ohioans to support law enforcement following the recent rise in ambushes.
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Vigil held for fallen officer in Ohio
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Rittman Police Department Monday night for a candlelight vigil honoring Sgt. Scott Ries, who was killed in the line of duty, along with Christie McWilliams and her daughter, McKinley McWilliams, during a deadly shooting in Wayne County. The post Vigil held for fallen officer in Ohio appeared first on KYMA.
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