The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction fired the instructor charged in a shooting that killed an Ohio corrections officer in April, our media partners WBNS-10 TV reported.
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David Pearson’s termination will go into effect on Sept. 3, according to an ODRC spokesperson.
The department decided to fire Pearson after Director Annette Chambers-Smith was briefed on the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s investigation on Monday.
As News Center 7 previously reported, Lieutenant Rodney Osborne was shot on April 9 during a training exercise on the firing range at the Correctional Training Academy in Pickaway County.
OSHP investigated Osborne’s death as reckless homicide.