Public Safety

Adams County deputy seriously wounded in shooting while responding to call

Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio • October 30, 2026 • By Press Pass USA

Editorial illustration: a sheriff's patrol car with emergency lights on a rural Ohio road at night

Editorial illustration — Press Pass USA

An Adams County Sheriff's Office deputy was seriously wounded Thursday night after being shot while responding to a call in Liberty Township, Ohio, and was flown by helicopter to a Cincinnati hospital.

The shooting happened at about 9:45 p.m. Thursday in Liberty Township, according to WLWT Channel 5 and WXIX Channel 19. The deputy was flown to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Local television reports said a suspect was also flown to a Cincinnati-area hospital after the shooting. WLWT later reported, citing sources, that the deputy was alert and talking after being shot; an official update on the deputy's condition had not been released Thursday night.

Authorities had not publicly identified the deputy or the suspect in the reports reviewed, and details of the original call that brought the deputy to the scene were not immediately released.

The Ohio Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting, according to the reports.

Sources: Officer.com (Oct 30, 2026), reporting WLWT Channel 5 and WXIX Channel 19; WKRC Local 12; WLWT.