A baby has died after police said the man who abducted her slammed a Chevrolet Camaro into a home in Northern Ohio on Tuesday.
The crash took place Tuesday afternoon in the city of Tiffin, about 55 miles southeast of Toledo.
As of Wednesday morning, the Tiffin Police Department had not identified the infant or the suspect who they said kidnapped the child and was driving the Camaro when it crashed with the child inside it.
Police Chief David Pauly told USA TODAY the suspect, who was taken to a hospital after the crash, was in critical condition on Wednesday morning.
“My heart breaks for the family of this innocent child and you can be sure this matter will be investigated thoroughly to determine exactly why and what occurred today,” Pauly said. “The Tiffin Police wish to extend our deepest condolences to the family.”
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‘Homicidal and suicidal’
According to Pauly, officers received a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) call after a man from the nearby village of North Baltimore abducted the 7-month old child and was heading towards the city in a yellow Camaro.
The suspect was armed with a firearm, officers were told.
“The male subject had indicated he was feeling homicidal and suicidal and had made a statement to the child’s mother that he killed the baby,” Pauly wrote in a news release.
Shortly after, the chief said, an off-duty officer spotted the vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the Camaro. Instead, the suspect behind the wheel took off at a high rate of speed.
A police pursuit followed and the man “erratically drove off the roadway,” through the front yard of a home and crashed into another residence, knocking it off its foundation.
Pauly said officers, aided by EMS and law enforcement from nearby agencies, including the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, surrounded the vehicle and broke the back window to extricate the child.
At the scene,…
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