An Ohio police officer has been murdered by a gunman in a shocking ambush attack, according to reports.
23-year-old military veteran Jacob Derbin was an officer with the Euclid Police Department.
He was shot dead by an attacker during an ambush on Saturday night.
However, the manhunt for the suspect has now ended after the gunman was found dead.
According to WJW, just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Officer Derbin was killed when a gunman ambushed him during a disturbance call to a residence.
Derbin was taken to a local hospital, but succumbed to his injuries, WJW reported.
The suspect was identified by Euclid Police as Deshawn Anthony Vaughn, 24.
Multiple law enforcement agencies were assisting the Euclid Police Department in locating Vaughn.
The suspect was described as being around 6’3, 215 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Police believe Vaughn, who is a convicted felon and was wanted for violating conditions of his community supervision, fled the scene following the fatal shooting.
On Sunday evening, WJW reported that the manhunt for Vaughn was over as he had been found deceased inside a residence.
Police told WJW he was heavily armed.
It is not yet clear how he died but an