Timeline lays out shooting at St. Ann’s
Miles Jackson, 27, of Columbus’ Northwest Side, was found unconscious in a vehicle by Westerville emergency responders Monday morning. After a partial pat-down of Jackson by a Westerville police officer, he was transported by Westerville paramedics, accompanied by police, to Mount Carmel St. Ann’s medical center’s emergency department for treatment of a suspected overdose.
Because Jackson had outstanding warrants, Columbus police officers Andrew Howe and Ryan Krichbaum arrived to assume custody of him. It is when they begin searching Jackson’s pockets and find bullets that the situation escalates.
Here’s a minute-by-minute breakdown of what happened Monday:
Approximately 9:40 a.m.: Westerville police and medics are called to a business parking lot at J.P. Morgan Chase, just north of St. Ann’s medical center campus, on a man who is passed out. That man, now known to be Jackson, appears to have overdosed. He is revived by medics.
9:41 a.m.: Westerville officer Eric Everhart, who responded along with officer David Lammert, tells Jackson on bodycam video that he is going to pat him down before Jackson goes into an ambulance. As Everhart attempts to pat Jackson down in the groin area, Jackson turns away and begins asking questions about why he is going to the hospital. The pat down is not completed.
12:11 p.m.: Columbus police are alerted by Westerville police that Jackson has warrants for his arrest and Columbus should send officers to take custody of Jackson at St. Ann’s.
12:41 p.m.: Officers Andrew Howe and Ryan Krichbaum are dispatched to the hospital.
Approximately 2:15 p.m.: Krichbaum begins searching Jackson’s pockets in preparation for him to be taken from the hospital and transported to the Franklin County jail. Jackson knows he is under arrest at this time and appears to be cooperating with police.
2:19 p.m.: Krichbaum finds a bullet in a pants pocket and a firearm in the crotch area of Jackson’s pants. The officers attempt to handcuff Jackson. A struggle ensues and Krichbaum uses a Taser on Jackson, whose hand is still in the crotch area of his pants.
2:20 p.m.: Howe calls for hospital security officers to respond to the room.
2:20 p.m.: The gun in Jackson’s pants discharges. Howe draws his weapon, but it malfunctions. Jackson and Krichbaum fall to the floor and out of view of Howe’s body camera. Krichbaum is able to get up and into the opposite hallway. Howe remained in the room with Jackson.
For more than three minutes, officers
Howe and Krichbaum, as well as multiple hospital security officers and at least one additional Columbus police officer who responded, instruct Jackson to show and raise his right hand above his head and drop the weapon.
Video shows he does not comply with these commands, which are given more than 85 times. During the verbal exchange, Jackson says he is afraid to raise his hand because he fears being shot, tells police “I’m leaning on it,” referring to the firearm, and then says he’s “putting the gun down” without taking his hand off the firearm.
2:22 p.m.: Call of officer in trouble goes out over radio
2:23 p.m.: Request for SWAT to respond to the scene is made.
2:25 p.m.: A female Columbus police officer who has responded deploys a Taser that strikes Jackson, who then fires one shot. After Jackson’s firearm discharges, multiple officers fire multiple rounds, killing Jackson.
A cloud of gun smoke is visible in the hallway of the hospital and an alarm begins to sound inside the hospital.
2:26 p.m.: Report of shots fired and one person is down.
2:27 p.m.: Jackson is rushed to a trauma room for treatment by medical staff at the hospital. Officers on the scene begin to cordon off the area.
2:45 p.m.: Jackson is pronounced dead at the hospital.
Monday afternoon: The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is called by Westerville police to handle the investigation into the shooting.
Tuesday afternoon: Jackson is formally identified by police as being the person killed in the shooting. Mount Carmel says it will not identify its security officers, citing employee privacy and the ongoing investigation.
Wednesday afternoon: Columbus police publicly identify Howe and Krichbaum and release body camera footage from the shooting.
Wednesday afternoon: Westerville police Chief Charles Chandler announces officers Everhart and Lammert have been placed on administrative leave while an investigation into the pat-down of Jackson is conducted. bbruner@dispatch.com @bethany_bruner