Sounds like she never stood a chance and got plain executed for just doing her job. RIP
Mother-of-two police officer shot dead and another wounded in furious firefight with gunman in Ohio trailer park
Suzanne Waughtel Hopper, 40, who died after fired at with a shotgun at an incident in a trailer park
A female police officer has been shot dead and another wounded after a dramatic trailer park gun battle in Ohio.
Mother-of-two Suzanne Waughtel Hopper, 40, had driven to the trailer park after reports came in of shots being fired in the Enon Beach area late Saturday morning.
As she examined the area and took photos, the door of a nearby silver trailer opened and a man fired a single shot from a shotgun.
Deputy Hopper was killed instantly by the blast.
The officer who had accompanied there desperately tried to reach her body as a gun battle then ensued at the trailer park just southwest of Springfield and about 50 miles west of Columbus.
Sergeant Dustin White had been interviewing a family whose trailer had been shot at when he heard his partner scream.
Enon Beach resident Angelina Inman said: 'He was itching to get her. He kept radioing in, can he please get her, and he was told no because it wasn't secure. You could see him crying - he wanted to get her, he wanted to get her bad.'
The as-yet unidentified man fired again on police who responded to the 'officer down' call, sparking a furious gun battle as officers returned fire with handguns and automatic weapons.
It was during this firefight that Patrolman Jeremy Blum, 32, was also wounded.
In graphic video footage of the shootout, Patrolman Blum can be seen screaming in pain, throwing his weapon in front of him and crawling away from his advanced position at the scene.
Officer Hopper's body, lying in front of the trailer on her back, has been blurred in the footage.
Dramatic shootout: German Township Patrolman Jeremy Blum is wounded in a police shootout with a gunman at Enon Beach trailer park near Enon, Ohio. Blum was shot in the arm and shoulder
Withering fire: Patrolman Blum can be seen crouching in this photo, as police officers train fire on the silver trailer ahead of them. The dead body of Deputy Suzanne Hopper lies just ahead of them
Returning fire: Patrolman Blum, crouched with a handgun, and a heavily armed deputy fire a hail of bullets at the suspect's trailer
Officer down: Patrolman Blum reacts after being hit in the arm and shoulder by a shogun blast. The deputy behind him also starts to take cover
Rushed to hospital: The patrolman is pushed towards a waiting ambulance, where he was then flown to Miami Valley Hospital, where he is recovering
Blum was flown to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was today described as being in a stable condition.
The shooter, who has not been named until relatives have been notified, was also killed in the gunfight as officers from several different agencies converged on the scene.
Clark County Sheriff Gene A Kelley, who held an emotional press conference at the scene, said he was sure the gunman had been brought down by the hail of police bullets.
With his voice breaking and fighting back tears, Sheriff Kelley said: 'When we entered the trailer the suspect was deceased, apparently from the exchange of gunfire.
'Our deputy never had the opportunity to return fire or take cover. She was an outstanding deputy, is married and a parent of two children.
'This is my worst day in 24 years as a sheriff of Clark County.'
Two Enon Beach residents first made the call to police, saying they were inside their mobile home when they were shaken by a boom and spraying glass.
A shot had been fired at their trailer, shattering a window.
Deputy Hopper, described as a diligent and careful investigator, attended the scene and was taking photos of the scene when a man in a nearby silver trailer emerged, pointed his shotgun at the deputy and fired.
Chelsea Bagley, a 15-year-old girl who lives in the trailer park, said she knew the shooting suspect, and said that he had a fierce temper. She said: 'He was a quiet person, but if you made him mad - he wasn't very pleasant.
Another resident, John Burkhardt, said police had tried for several minutes to convince the suspect to surrender.
He said: 'They give him 25 chances to walk out of there. They were begging him to come out, but he wouldn't come out.'
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