POWHATAN POINT, OH. (THECOUNT) — Joshua Roberts, of Meadville, PA, has been identified as the suspect in a fatal Thursday police-involved shooting near Powhatan, OH, on Thursday.
Roberts, 41, was shot and killed by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers after he allegedly held Greenville, PA woman, Kristin Bielobocky McCoy, at gunpoint.
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The deadly incident unfolded after a lengthy police chase that topped 100 mph, authorities said.
The shooting occurred Thursday morning along Ohio Route 7 in Belmont County.
According to troopers, the chase began in Monroe County after troopers checked a license plate on an SUV at a rest area in Monroe County and discovered the vehicle had been stolen in Pennsylvania, reports WPXI.
Troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the SUV operated by 34-year-old McCoy.
A high-speed chase commenced at speeds of more than 100 mph until SUV ran over spiked stop sticks and crashed into a guardrail.
After initially refusing to leave the vehicle, Roberts emerged from the SUV holding McCoy at gunpoint. The troopers shot him when Roberts ignored orders to drop his gun and continued to approach them. McCoy was grazed in the shoulder by the troopers’ gunfire, Cvetan said.
Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene of gunshot injuries.
McCoy was jailed in Belmont County on an arrest warrant and will likely face charges, Cvetan said.
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Geo quick facts: Powhatan Point is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,592 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.