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Mon, February 13, 2023 at 2:28 PM EST

Body camera footage released Monday shows the moments Evendale Sgt. Marc Terhar approaches the lot of a Speedway gas station on Reading Road and finds 21-year-old Carlos Ramirez standing outside of a pick-up truck holding a long gun. On February 2, at around 11:44 p.m., Evendale officers were in the middle of a traffic stop on Reading when they heard a gunshot nearby, according to Evendale police. While investigating the sound, a witness directed Terhar to the Speedway, where he came upon Ramirez. Evendale police and the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office alleged Ramirez pointed the gun at Terhar, which prompted him to open fire, though the body-worn camera makes it difficult to see how Ramirez behaved when he saw Terhar. Ramirez was not hit by Terhar's gunfire and fled the scene. Police chased Ramirez for several miles until he crashed into the back of a Metro bus near Race Street and Central Parkway in downtown Cincinnati.