TOLEDO, OH (TOLEDO NEWS NOW) - Police are investigating a fatal shooting involving a off duty police officer at Upton Avenue near Berkshire Place in central Toledo around 2:30 Saturday morning.
Toledo Police say an off-duty Walbridge police officer and a friend were walking to the friend's home. 21 year old Travis K. Johnson confronted them at gunpoint demanding money.
The officer responded by pulling his personal concealed weapon and fired. Johnson was hit at least once and died at the scene.
Sgt. Joe Heffernan of Toledo Police stated no one was arrested at the scene and they are calling it a matter of self defense.
Walbridge Chief of Police Kenneth Frost states the officer is placed on an automatic three day paid leave pending the investigation. He states this is their policy anytime an on or off duty officer is involved with a shooting.
According to Chief Frost, the officer has been on the force for about two years and has recently won an award from the department for work with drug addiction.
Toledo police are handling the investigation.
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