By John Futty
The Columbus Dispatch
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County grand jury has declined to indict a probation officer who fatally shot a man who fired at him first at an East Side home four months ago.
The shooting occurred when Jonathan D. Farnsworth and another probation officer were attempting to arrest Tyshawn Hancock at 2850 Petzinger Rd. on a probation violation on July 10.
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said the grand jury reviewed the case on Friday and found no criminal conduct by Farnsworth.
The two probation officers had entered a bedroom at the house when Hancock grabbed a gun from under a bed and started shooting.
O’Brien said Farnsworth was struck once in the abdomen but managed to tackle Hancock in a struggle for the gun. As they struggled, Farnsworth grabbed his own gun and fired at Hancock, O’B rien said.
Hancock, 37, died at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center. Farnsworth, 45, recovered from his wound.
Ballistics tests determined that Hancock fired three times and Farnsworth fired once, O’Brien said.
Hancock had violated his probation on a conviction for attempted aggravated assault.
All fatal shootings involving law-enforcement officers in Franklin County are reviewed by a grand jury.