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Sandusky police officer fatally shot during traffic stop

Sandusky police officer fatally shot during traffic stop

SANDUSKY - A 30-year-old Sandusky police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop Saturday morning that involved a man on a bicycle.

Andy Dunn, who has worked for the department since 2003, was shot multiple times during the 3 a.m. traffic stop involving Kevin Randleman, 50, whose last known address was 909 West Adams St., Sandusky.

Erie County Sheriff Terry Lyons said Officer Dunn was pronounced dead at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, at 4:33 a.m. Saturday. Randleman was shot at least once during the exchange of gunfire with Officer Dunn. He was transported to Firelands and later taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center, former Medical College of Ohio.

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Sheriff Lyons said Officer Dunn stopped Randleman while he was riding a bicycle on Tyler Street between Hayes and Prospect streets. The sheriff did not release a reason for the traffic stop.

Officer Dunn is married and has two young children. He is a 1999 Sandusky High School graduate who attended Terra Community College, where he received an associate's degree in law enforcement-police science. He previously worked as a part-time officer for the Clyde Police Department. Officer Dunn's father, Matt Dunn, has worked for the Sandusky department for 20 years.

He was hired as a reserve officer for the Sandusky police department in 2003, and he became a full-time officer in Sandusky in May, 2008.

Randleman has an extensive criminal background that includes offenses including retail theft, menacing, assault, and other crimes in Sandusky, Fremont, and Springfield, Ill., among other areas.

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The Erie County sheriff's office is handling the shooting investigation at the request of Sandusky police. No charges have been filed against Randleman.

First Published March 19, 2011, 1:14 p.m.

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