BRUNSWICK, Ohio — The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been called to assist in a deadly incident involving police that unfolded at the BP/SkyMart gas station in Brunswick at the corner of Pearl and Boston roads Thursday evening.
Ohio BCI confirms one man is dead.
According to BCI, a gun was not involved in the incident, either by police or by the individual who died.
On Thursday evening, a News 5 camera captured the front door of the store shattered, with glass scattered everywhere.
A gas pump handle was lying on the ground, steps away, with the hose torn off.
A News 5 camera also captured the Coroner and the Ohio BCI Crime Scene Unit investigator taking several photos inside the store.
No officers were injured. The identity of the man who died has not been released.
A 911 call released to News 5 shed light on what happened when that man showed up at the gas station and began speaking incoherently to the 911 caller.
“He broke the pump and he’s trying to – I tried to lock the door and he broke the glass too," the caller said. "He’s trying to break the door ma’am."
Brunswick Police arrive just a couple minutes later, as the caller describes the ordeal while hiding in a room inside the gas station.
Investigators told News 5 that no one inside the store was hurt, however the man taken into custody died at the hospital with "injuries he suffered prior to his arrest."
If a gun wasn't fired, why was BCI called?
When News 5 reports that a police department has called in the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, it’s almost always because an officer fired their gun and someone was hurt or died, or an officer was killed.
However, BCI elaborated to News 5 that they are also called into cases where force is used and someone dies while in custody.
Neither BCI nor Brunswick Police will elaborate on what force was used on the man.
An individual connected to the owner told News 5 they expect the gas station to remain closed for a couple days. On Friday, cleanup crews could be seen on the property dealing with repairs and overall cleanup of what happened.
