A burglary suspect in Ross County was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy yesterday, as reported by NBC4i. The incident unfolded near State Route 104 close to the Chillicothe Baptist Church, and according to the Ross County Sheriff's Office, occurred after the deputy arrived on Pleasant Valley Road in response to a burglary call, during which the suspect was reported to be armed with a gun.

After identifying a person matching the description of the suspect, the deputy engaged, and it is believed the individual pointed a firearm towards the deputy who then discharged his weapon, striking the man, he was later pronounced dead at Adena Regional Medical Center subsequent to an armed confrontation where "my deputy discharged his firearm, striking the suspect," as Sheriff George W. Lavender Jr. detailed in a release, which was posted to the sheriff's Facebook page and captured by The Columbus Dispatch.

The shooting is now under investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, a move that follows precedent as Ohio BCI commonly handles independent investigations into police-involved shootings across the state, according to Steve Irwin, press secretary for the Ohio Attorney General's Office and citing a parallel BCI involvement in a recent Akron police shooting incident explained by The Columbus Dispatch.

Details about the identity of the suspect or the deputy involved in the shooting have not been disclosed by authorities to our latest follow-ups, a similar position has been taken in the aftermath of the encounter as noted in the limited information release by the Ohio BCI and the Ohio Attorney General's Office, which was confirmed to have been engaged to assess the use of force in the incident, as FOX28 reported, the revelation of further details are pending the ongoing investigation.