RITTMAN, Ohio — A Rittman police officer was killed and two other officers were injured after responding officers came under gunfire during a shooting that left four people dead overnight in this small northeast Ohio city, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.

Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger said dispatchers received a 911 call around 9:30 p.m. Sunday reporting a disturbance and shots fired in the area near North Metzger Avenue and Saurer Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they immediately came under fire, Ballinger said.

"Officers responded to the area and immediately started taking fire," Ballinger told reporters Sunday night. "At this point in time, we have lost an officer in the line of duty and two others have been injured."

The officer killed was a member of the Rittman Police Department, according to multiple law enforcement sources, though Ballinger did not initially confirm which agency the fallen officer belonged to during his first public remarks. Two additional officers were injured and taken to area hospitals for treatment. A Wayne County Sheriff's Office K-9 was also wounded during the confrontation.

According to Ballinger, the suspect was found dead inside a home at the scene, along with two other victims. In total, four people died in the incident: the officer, the suspect and two other victims described only as civilians. Authorities have not released the identities of the........

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