Footage released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol shows police surrounding Christopher Lindner’s home for about 45 minutes before gunfire erupts.
An officer’s car camera captures video of his car chase with Lindner. The chase went off road on trails the officer wasn’t sure he could traverse. Multiple officers were in the woods, surrounding Lindner’s home and waiting nearly an hour before there was a brief burst of 40 gun shots. Officers then searched the home, where they found Lindner.
Police started pursuing Lindner after an incident outside a Mount Orab dispensary on Nov. 14, Lindner threatened construction workers with a knife, according to a Brown County 911 call.
The caller said Lindner had already left the scene. Dispatchers relayed this information to police and added that Lindner may have been involved in an incident earlier that day at an Arby’s.
At around 3 p.m., the Ohio State Highway Patrol assisted the Adams County Sheriff’s Office after a 911 call came in about someone being concerned for their safety.
Officers spotted Lindner in Peebles, beginning a chase that ended in Adams County at a Lindner family home, according to property records.
“After repeated attempts for the subject to surrender, he exited the residence with a firearm at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred,” a highway patrol news release states. The 40-year-old Lindner was pronounced dead at the scene.
What does the footage show?
The video starts with an Ohio State Highway Patrol officer chasing Lindner’s Land Rover in a pursuit that goes off road through the woods, and then onto a gravelly road.
Ten minutes in, the officer exits his vehicle and pulls his gun out. Lindner was able to get into the home before the officer got out of his vehicle. He retrieves his rifle and bullet-proof vest from his vehicle. He then backs up into the woods and waits for a while.
More than an hour into the video, several different clips from cameras in different angles capture the sound of gunfire.
About five minutes later, one officer stationed in the woods can be heard speaking to someone off camera: “I probably dumped six or seven rounds, I think,” he said. At this point, it was unclear whether Lindner was still a threat to officers. The officer was concerned Lindner might have night vision. “It’s gonna really suck when the sun goes down,” he said.
A few minutes later, officers begin to approach the home. They found a way to enter by breaking the windows on the front of the house. Officers slowly walked up the stairs to the second floor where they found Lindner on the balcony, with “unsurvivable injuries,” an officer said.
Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations was asked to investigate the shooting by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. The final report has not been released yet.
Family releases statement on Christopher Lindner’s death
On Nov. 16, the Lindner family released a statement regarding the death of Christopher Lindner.
“Our family is deeply saddened and devastated by the death of Christopher David Lindner. Christopher was a loving, kind, Christ Jesus follower, husband, and father of four who has suffered from mental illness,” the statement reads. “We thank you for your prayers and appreciate giving us time to grieve.”
Lindner’s obituary was also published online in the weeks following his death.
“Christopher was kind-hearted, and a devoted follower of Christ Jesus,” the obituary reads. “His fun-loving and adventurous spirit was contagious – a joy he carried into every area of his life. A dedicated husband and father, Christopher poured his heart into both his family and loved ones.”
Enquirer reporters David Ferrara and Matthew Cupelli contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Video shows Christopher Lindner’s nearly hourlong standoff with police
Reporting by Gillian Stawiszynski and Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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