DEC 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 12

True Warrior:
Officer Thadeu Holloway,
Dayton Police Department, Ohio
By Dr. Tina Jaeckle, Contributing Editor
September 21, 2021: Everything Changed
A Dayton police officer shot in the left side of his face and
then returned fire, striking the suspect multiple times, was
able to request help for himself and the wounded suspect
as well as direct by-standers to safety. The officer shot
was identified as Thadeu Holloway, an eight-year veteran
of the Dayton Police Department, said Matt Carper, interim
director and chief, during an afternoon news briefing. The
officer-involved shooting began with an investigation into
a fake bill passed at a Dollar General store, Carper said.
Holloway responded around 6:45 p.m. to Dollar General
at 888 S. Gettysburg Ave. for a fraud complaint after a customer
passed a counterfeit bill earlier in the day, Carper
said. Holloway arrived at 7:26 p.m. at the rear of 609 Ingram
St. and approached 39-year-old Antwyane Deon Lowe,
who matched the description of the suspect in the Dollar
General fraud call, Carper said. As Holloway approached
and addressed Lowe, he ignored the officer and began to
walk away. As Holloway got closer to Lowe, he turned and
punched Holloway in the face without warning, Carper
said.
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