COLUMBUS -Columbus police confirmed that an alleged bank robber shot dead by an officer was not armed.
But police spokesman Sgt. Brent Mull said the suspect, Shawn McCoy, 33, was known to carry weapons. And he noted that bank tellers said McCoy told them he had a gun and that information was relayed to SWAT officers.
SWAT officers had been following McCoy Monday morning, acting on a tip that he was planning a bank robbery, police said.
Police said the officer, Robert Coffman, 56, shot McCoy when he felt threatened. They have not said how he felt threatened.
Franklin County Coroner Brad Lewis said McCoy died of multiple gunshot wounds.
An internal police investigation will be conducted and the case will be presented to a Franklin County grand jury. These are standard procedures when officers are involved in fatal shootings.
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