1 dead after SWAT standoff in Fairfield, police say
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Published: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:01 PM EDT|Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:03 PM EDT
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (WXIX) - One person is dead after a standoff in Fairfield Wednesday evening, according to police.
Fairfield officers responded to a home on Woodmont Court for a welfare check at 5:45 p.m. and were met with gunfire, Maj. Greg Valandingham said.
SWAT was able to get into the home where they found the resident dead, Valandingham said.
One officer sustained minor injuries, however, no officers were struck by gunfire.
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