COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police arrested a suspect following a barricade situation that lasted seven hours at an apartment complex in west Columbus on Tuesday.
Patrol officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called to the apartment complex in the 500 block of Station Road on a report of a domestic violence incident. Before arriving at the apartment, police were told that the suspect, 32-year-old Ryan Titmus, was in possession of a firearm.
Officers who attempted to make contact with Titmus heard what sounded like a bullet being loaded into a firearm, according to records from the Franklin County Municipal Court. Police said Titmus then barricaded himself inside a residence.
SWAT officers were then called to the scene and made several efforts to get Titmus to surrender.
Court records state that Titmus was seen in an upstairs window with a firearm. SWAT officers then heard multiple gunshots coming from inside the residence. Police said Titmus fired shots in the direction of the SWAT officers multiple times, but no one was struck.
The Cherry Creek KinderCare located about half a mile east of the scene on Fox Ridge Street was on lockdown during the barricade situation. Part of the apartment complex was evacuated as well.
After seven hours, Titmus was taken into custody without further incident and a firearm was recovered from the interior of the residence.
Titmus is facing two misdemeanor charges of domestic violence by assault and assault. He is also charged with several felony counts of felonious assault and obstruction of official business. He is currently being held in the Franklin County Corrections Center.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus Police Felony Assault Unit at 614-645-4141 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
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