Florence police say a teen who shot at an officer multiple times at a motel Tuesday afternoon ran from the scene and then killed himself.
Police said in a report released on Wednesday that the unidentified 16-year-old who shot at Lt. Roger Allen at the Super 8 motel after an investigation, shot himself in the head after fleeing through the halls of the hotel.
Police said the officer was initially dispatched to the hotel after an anonymous complaint of small children screaming in a room unattended.
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When Lt. Roger Allen, a 13-year veteran, arrived, he could hear children crying in the room and smelled marijuana, the recently released report said.
Inside, the officer found two 16-year-old boys, an 18-year-old man and three small children from five months to three years old. When he requested identification from the young men in the room, one of the 16-year-olds showed a handgun and began firing at Lt. Allen, who was then able to take cover in the bathroom and close the door behind him, police said.
The teen continued firing through the closed door, police said, and Lt. Allen returned fire.
The other two males fled the room, leaving the children behind, according to police.
Ultimately, the shooter fled the room and was seen by multiple witnesses carrying belongings in the first floor hallway, police said.
According to witnesses, the shooter pulled a weapon from his bag and shot himself once in the head.
The teen was found dead in the first floor hallway, while Lt. Allen was found in the bathroom of the second floor motel room, the report said.
An autopsy was performed Wednesday morning, and preliminary results of that exam are still pending. The teen has not been identified but police said he is from Covington.
Lt. Allen suffered a minor wound to the top of his head, which was either caused by a shot fired by the suspect or while seeking cover in the bathroom, police said.
In total, three weapons were recovered from the decedent and/or his room.
Florence Police Department, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and their SWAT teams helped clear and evacuate the building.
The Florence Police Department said it will be conducting the administrative investigation, while the Boone County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting the criminal investigation.
