Mansfield police kill armed man who held girlfriend and kids hostage [Video]

MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW) — An investigation is underway after Mansfield police shot and killed a man during a domestic dispute that turned into a hostage situation.

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Officers were called to a residence on Cline Ave. just before 2 a.m. Saturday for a reporteddomestic violence. There, officers encountered a man at the door with a knife, a press release from the police department said.

The man went back inside and appeared to be under the influence of drugs/alcohol, police said. His girlfriend and her two small children were also at the residence.

Hostage negotiators and the Richland County ASORT team were called in.

Negotiations went on for about three hours, police said, and the man eventually released the two children.

A short time later, “the victim attempted to escape from the suspect which led to a fatalencounter by officers,” the press release said.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation …