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Mercer
County Sheriff’s Office
Officer
Involved Shooting in Celina
Celina, OH – Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reported that Celina
Assistant Police Chief Calvin Freeman requested the Sheriff’s Office
investigate an officer involved shooting that occurred in Celina.
Mercer County 9-1-1 received a call at 12:38 PM today of a male walking
westbound on Market Street. The male was described as wearing a cowboy
hat, shirtless, shorts and sandals with a gun tucked in his
pants. The caller stated the suspect took the gun out, waved it
around, but did not point it at anybody.
The Sheriff’s Office dispatcher relayed the information to Celina
Police Department who sent an officer to investigate. The officer
located the suspect and made contact with him in the parking lot of
Lake Shore Motor Sales. Shots were fired. The suspect was
hit. The officer immediately called for EMS and the suspect was
transported to Mercer Health were he succumbed to the injuries.
The officer did not receive any injuries.
The deceased was identified as Robert Hensley, age 39, 1107 Mott
Street, St. Mary’s, OH. The officer involved was Patrolman Andy
Regedanz, age 33, a 12 year veteran.
“Nothing else will be released as the integrity of the investigation
needs to be preserved,” stated Sheriff Grey, “as soon as the
investigation is completed, results will be released.”
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