James Gilkerson
Male, White
Date of the incident: 3/10/2013
Middlefield, Geauga, OH
Ohio 608 near Pierce Street
Ohio 608 near Pierce Street
James Gilkerson, 42, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, was pulled over for running a stop sign. He got out of his car wielding a semi-automatic AK-47 and fired 37 shots at Middlefield police officers. The officers returned fire, shooting 54 rounds at Gilkerson, fatally wounding the man as he shouted, "Kill me.