Police have identified the armed man killed by police during a shootout inside Hollywood Casino Hotel over the weekend. The man has been identified as 45-year-old Milo L. Kirsh, from Avon, Indiana. Indiana State Police said officers were called to the fourth floor of the hotel around 1 a.m. Saturday after getting reports Kirsh was “acting erratically” and “chased another guest with a knife, causing minor injuries.”When officers got to the hotel, ISP said they found out Kirsh was firing a gun on the fourth floor where several people were staying.Three responding officers went to the fourth floor where they found Kirsh in the hallway.ISP said officers told Kirsh to drop the gun and evidence showed Kirsh started shooting and officers fired back.Police said Kirsh was struck by at least one bullet, and later died at the scene. No officers were struck by gunfire in the incident.ISP said an autopsy was conducted on Kirsh Monday to determine the cause of death. The results are pending and the investigation is ongoing.One other person sustained minor injuries from the incident after confronting Kirsh for his erratic behavior prior to police arriving. Police said that the injured victim and Kirsh are not believed to have known one another. No other injuries were reported.The Indiana State Police says that they were assisted on the scene by the Lawrenceburg Police Department, Dearborn and Ohio Counties Prosecutor’s Office, Dearborn County Coroner’s Office, and Hollywood Casino Hotel Staff.
Police have identified the armed man killed by police during a shootout inside Hollywood Casino Hotel over the weekend.
The man has been identified as 45-year-old Milo L. Kirsh, from Avon, Indiana.
Indiana State Police said officers were called to the fourth floor of the hotel around 1 a.m. Saturday after getting reports Kirsh was “acting erratically” and “chased another guest with a knife, causing minor injuries.”
When officers got to the hotel, ISP said they found out Kirsh was firing a gun on the fourth floor where several people were staying.
Three responding officers went to the fourth floor where they found Kirsh in the hallway.
ISP said officers told Kirsh to drop the gun and evidence showed Kirsh started shooting and officers fired back.
Police said Kirsh was struck by at least one bullet, and later died at the scene.
No officers were struck by gunfire in the incident.
ISP said an autopsy was conducted on Kirsh Monday to determine the cause of death. The results are pending and the investigation is ongoing.
One other person sustained minor injuries from the incident after confronting Kirsh for his erratic behavior prior to police arriving. Police said that the injured victim and Kirsh are not believed to have known one another. No other injuries were reported.
The Indiana State Police says that they were assisted on the scene by the Lawrenceburg Police Department, Dearborn and Ohio Counties Prosecutor’s Office, Dearborn County Coroner’s Office, and Hollywood Casino Hotel Staff.
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