Suspect shot dead after stabbing Shelby police officer in neck [Video]

CLEVELAND — A Shelby police officer fatally shot a suspect man after the suspect stabbed the officer in the neck, police say. 

According to a press release from the Shelby Police Department, Sergeant Noah Kocher is in stable condition after the attack. The suspect, Tyler Jacobs, was pronounced dead at a hospital. 

Around 11:18 p.m. Saturday, Kocher and another officer, Dominic Ewing, attempted to serve Jacobs a Shelby Municipal Court warrant at an Arby’s restaurant on Mansfield Avenue. Police said that after the officers made contact and told Jacobs of the warrant, the suspect stabbed Kocher with a knife. 

After Kocher was able to separate himself from Jacobs, the suspect ran toward Kocher with his knife still in hand, police say. Kocher drew his weapon and fired, hitting Jacobs.

Ewing, who …