UPDATE: Jan. 14 at 12:30 p.m.
An investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Owensboro on Dec. 21, 2024 led police to charge one man with assault after he allegedly threatened his sister and her children with a knife.
According to Kentucky State Police, the preliminary investigation found that officers responded to a residence on Orchard Street where they found a man, identified as 21-year-old Marcello C. Johnson Jr., inside the home.
KSP reported that Johnson was in the kitchen of his sister's residence holding a knife and allegedly making threats to his sister and her children.
Johnson, police reported, allegedly refused to drop the knife. When Johnson didn't comply to verbal commands, two Owensboro officers fired their firearms, injuring Johnson in the process. A release from KSP read that the officers discharged their firearms to "protect those inside the residence."
KSP added that Johnson was taken to an area hospital for treatment where he was later released. He now faces charges of fourth-degree assault-domestic violence, menacing, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, and resisting arrest.
Original Story:
One man is with critical injuries following an officer-involved shooting in Owensboro.
According to Kentucky State Police, the Owensboro Police Department (OPD) responded to the 500 block of Orchard Street following reports of a disturbance.
After police arrived, a male individual in possession of a knife was allegedly "threatening officers and others in the house" when multiple OPD discharged their firearms, striking the individual.
Life-saving measures were performed on scene and the man remains in critical but stable condition.
The shooting remains under investigation by Kentucky State Police.
