Brett Milam, Kareem Elgazzar, Patrick Reddy, and Fatima Hussein

Cincinnati

Update, 12:50 p.m.: Cincinnati police identified the off-duty officer that shot and killed a Madisonville bank robbery suspect on Wednesday as Kevin Hankerson.

Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said Hankerson fired two shots at Terry Frost after he leapt over a service counter in the bank. Police said Frost had obscured a gun by placing a grocery bag over his arm.

"Our officers were there to protect life," Isaac said. "To see a 20-year-old lose their life is extremely tragic."

Isaac said Wednesday was the first time Hankerson, who has been with the department since 1997, had been involved in a fatal shooting.

The shooting victim had a 2-year-old son according to his father, Terry Frost II, who was in CPD District I headquarters during the press conference.

"My son made a bad choice and they didn't have to kill him," Frost's father said while holding a picture of his son. "My son was everything to me."

The deceased Frost was a standout athlete at Withrow High School.

He played for Withrow's 2013 Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference football champions for coach Jim Place. Frost returned six kickoffs for 185 yards, including one for 77 yards and a touchdown. The defensive back had 20 tackles and an interception.

In track, Frost was part of Withrow's CMAC champion 4x400 relay his senior year.

Hankerson went to Hughes High School and served in the U.S. Army before working in Hamilton County Juvenile Court. He left the court to join the Cincinnati Police Department in 1997.

He received his peace officer commission on Dec. 19, 1997, and was assigned to District 4 before transferring to District 1 and then District 2. In his two latest performance reports, Hankerson met or exceeded all performance anchors.

His personnel file listed two commendations.

Update, 9:02 a.m.: The Hamilton County Coroner's office has confirmed the identity of the man killed during a robbery attempt at a Madisonville Fifth Third bank as 20-year-old Terry Frost.



Earlier reporting: A man suspected of robbing a Madisonville Fifth Third location was shot by an off-duty police officer Wednesday before being found dead in nearby woods.

Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac confirmed the suspect fled on foot from the bank location in the 5700 block of Madison Road toward Ebersole Avenue after being shot several times by a uniformed Cincinnati Police officer working a private detail for the bank.

The officer and suspect have yet to be identified.

"We did find the individual in a wooded area. Upon locating the individual, he was deceased," Isaac said. "At this point, the investigation is continuing. We do not have any further details."

Isaac said the suspect indicated he was armed during the robbery attempt. At that point the officer on the private detail fired at least two shots within the bank, police said.

As of 4:10 p.m. police were not sure if a weapon was actually produced.

Police said K-9 units tracked the suspect into woods on the east side of Ebersole Avenue where he was found dead.

A representative for Fifth Third declined to speak with The Enquirer.

This is the third Cincinnati Police Department-involved shooting this year. In January, a 45-year-old West Price Hill man was shot after pointing a BB gun at police officers.

Police: Man pointed BB gun before officers shot

In February, Cincinnati Police shot a 37-year-old man in Cheviot after officials said he reached for a gun in the waistband of his pants.

911 caller: Man in police shooting 'under the influence'

A press conference will be held Thursday morning, revealing the names of the officer and suspect.



