“Devastating”: On Memorial Day, a deputy was shot and murdered while performing their duties

MARENGO, OH (Gray News/WXIX)— Officials in Ohio say a deputy was shot and killed on Memorial Day while performing his duties. According to the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Daniel Weston Sherrer, a 31-year-old deputy, was shot while responding to a domestic complaint at a residence in Marengo, which is roughly 35 miles northeast of Columbus.

According to Morrow County Sheriff John L. Hinton, Sherrer passed away from his wounds after being transported to the hospital. The sheriff posted on the department’s Facebook page, “The subject was also shot and was taken to a hospital in serious condition.” “There are no words to describe the suffering that our office is going through.”

On May 16, 2021, Sherrer started working at the sheriff’s office. Investigations are being conducted by the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office. “The death of yet another Ohio law enforcement officer who gave his life in defense of his community breaks my heart.

In a news release, Ohio Attorney General Yost stated, “We will always be grateful to those who sacrifice their lives for others.” In order to look into the occurrence, the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office asked BCI and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for help.

Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio described the deputy’s death as “devastating.” “I am thankful for our law enforcement officers throughout Ohio, and I’m keeping Deputy Daniel Sherrer’s family and the entire community in my prayers,” he wrote in a post on X. Overnight, BCI responded to two shootings involving law officers that resulted in fatalities.

Additionally, state agents were sent to Butler County in southwest Ohio, where a man was shot and killed by Middletown Police as they were conducting a search of a residence.

The county prosecutor said a second individual was injured but not seriously injured and was brought to a local hospital. About midway between Dayton and Cincinnati is Middletown. All rights reserved. Copyright 2025 WXIX via Gray Local Media, Inc.