Brandon Stalker Toledo Wiki – Brandon Stalker Toledo Biography
Brandon Stalker Toledo was providing perimeter security during the standoff, Chief of Police George Kral said. Stalker, who joined the department in July 2018, leaves behind a fiance and a “very young child,” Kral told reporters.
Stalker was in the same class as Officer Dia and is the 32nd Toledo officer to die in the line of duty, the release said.
Brandon Stalker Toledo Age
Brandon Stalker Toledo was 24 years old.
Family
He is survived by his child and fiancée.
Cause of Death
officer Brandon Stalker was shot and killed after a standoff situation at a home Monday afternoon. Officer Stalker was killed when SWAT teams forced an unnamed suspect out of the home he had been hiding in after hours of negotiations were unsuccessful, Toledo Police Chief George Kral said at a news conference Monday. The suspect started firing after exiting the home, Kral said.
Stalker had been assigned to cover the perimeter and was not part of the SWAT team, Kral said.
“This is a very dark and horrific day for the city,” Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said at a press conference Monday.
The mayor called Stalker a “fantastic officer and a proud new dad.” “His loss will be felt forever. We will never forget his service and sacrifice,” Kapszukiewicz tweeted.
“This is a very dark and horrific day for the city of Toledo and it comes as a time when the Toledo Police Department has had to endure too many dark and terrible days in the last six months,” Kapszukiewicz said Monday.
“I call on all Toledoans tonight, to say a prayer for their city, and to challenge themselves to respond to today’s horrible events with thoughts of love and light,” Kapszukiewicz said.
” And perhaps, each in our own way, we can drive out the darkness that we feel in our hearts right now, and provide a brighter path for our police department, our community, our neighborhoods, and everyone who is suffering tonight.”
Suspect
Kral said the incident began when the gang task force saw a suspect wanted for vandalizing a cathedral earlier Monday.
As officers approached the suspect, Kral said he brandished a firearm and went into the home. At that time, a perimeter was set and the SWAT team and negotiators were called in. After hours of negotiations were unsuccessful, Kral said the SWAT team initiated gas inside the home.
The suspect then came out of the house with two firearms and started shooting, Kral said. Stalker was struck once. The suspect was shot, but his condition is unknown.
Investigation Report
The preliminary investigation found that multiple officers fired their weapons at the suspect, according to the release. They will all be placed on paid administrative leave in accordance with their collective bargaining agreements, the department said.