EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) – An off-duty special deputy in Ohio shot a teenager after the portable toilet the deputy was in was tipped over, according to officials.

A press secretary for Cuyahoga County said the off-duty deputy was working a secondary security job in East Cleveland when he needed to use the portable toilet.

While inside, someone tipped over the toilet.

When the deputy got out, he reportedly encountered multiple people, one of whom he reported was pulling a gun from his waistband.

The deputy fired his weapon, and the group fled the scene in a vehicle.

Later, a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound showed up at University Hospital. Officials believe the teen was shot by the deputy.

The teen is expected to survive. The deputy was not hurt.

The deputy was

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