Ohio standoff ends with suspect suicide and second body found

4Wintersteen Run Road standoff ends with suspect dead from self‑inflicted gunshot and second person found deceased

CINCINNATI, OH — A tense standoff along Wintersteen Run Road on Friday ended with a suspect dead from a self‑inflicted gunshot wound and another individual discovered at the scene with apparent head trauma, according to investigators reviewing the circumstances surrounding the deadly encounter.

The incident unfolded Friday in a rural stretch outside Cincinnati, where officers responding to a call encountered a subject who became the focus of an extended police response. During the standoff, the suspect fatally shot himself before officers could make contact.

When authorities entered the area, they located a second person who had already died from what appeared to be severe