COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus police officer filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against five Whitehall police officers, claiming their failures led to him being shot by a suspect along Interstate 70 in 2023.
The officer, who filed the lawsuit as John Doe, said the Whitehall officers didn’t properly notify Columbus police that the suspect who had entered their jurisdiction had robbed a dealership at gunpoint.
Because of their alleged negligence, the officer said he was severely injured when he was shot by the suspect. The lawsuit says the officer will never fully recover…