The Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers who shot and killed two people who hijacked a semi-truck and led officers on a nearly two-hour chase that ended near Dayton International Airport will not face charges.
A Montgomery County grand jury voted to not indict three state troopers who fired the shots that killed Rodney and Elaine Hellman on Terminal Road last August, finding that they acted lawfully under the circumstances, according to a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, London police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the Hellman’s vehicle on Aug. 2. As an officer was conducting the stop, the suspects drove away to a truck stop outside of London.
Once at the truck stop, they got out of their vehicle and began to run. When an officer tried to tase them, Rodney pointed a gun at the officer.
They then carjacked a Werner semi with the driver inside of it. As they drove away, the truck hit a London police cruiser.