Uploaded February 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati.com) — Paul Gaston appeared to be “under the influence of something” as he drove Wednesday down Harrison Avenue “hitting other things,” a woman told a 911 dispatcher.
After he crashed his pickup into a utility pole, a second 911 caller said he stumbled out of the vehicle, “dropped a gun, and then picked up the gun and took off.”
Less than half an hour later, Cincinnati police officers shot and killed Gaston, 37, after officials said he reached for a gun in the waistband of his pants.
Read more here: cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/02/17/police-officer-involved-shooting-cheviot/80521794
Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati.com) — Paul Gaston appeared to be “under the influence of something” as he drove Wednesday down Harrison Avenue “hitting other things,” a woman told a 911 dispatcher.
After he crashed his pickup into a utility pole, a second 911 caller said he stumbled out of the vehicle, “dropped a gun, and then picked up the gun and took off.”
Less than half an hour later, Cincinnati police officers shot and killed Gaston, 37, after officials said he reached for a gun in the waistband of his pants.
Read more here: cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/02/17/police-officer-involved-shooting-cheviot/80521794
