I need another day. Got three-year-olds going in the head. >> Shot the head over there. >> On January 22nd, 2025, employees at a behavioral health center in St. Clair Township, Ohio, called 911 concerning an unstable individual. The suspect, Joseph Joey Ko has schizophrenia and a history of mental illness. Callers from the center indicated Joey left on foot and was in a psychotic state. Reports also indicate Joey had an arrest warrant out for a domestic incident 3 weeks earlier when he allegedly assaulted his parents by pushing them. They called 911 at that time after Joey allegedly brandished a knife. News reports indicate officers were unable to make contact with Joey at that scene and an on call prosecutor advised the officers against entering the residence and to instead issue a warrant on a charge of domestic violence to arrest him at a later date. Just 6 minutes after the 911 call from the center, officers spotted Joey about a mile north with what appeared to be a handgun. Three St. Clare Township officers, Detective Dakota Wetzel, Detective Chaseis, and patrolman Anthony Tony Savina were the first to make contact. >> Hey Joey, can you come here for a minute? Tony, he's going to run. >> Joey. Joey. Hey, go. Stop. Let me see your hand. Let me see your hand. >> Joey ignores commands, walking toward Detective Wetzel with his handgun in a bladed position, hiding his weapon from view. Police reports released prior to the publication of body cam footage claimed Joseph fired his weapon first. >> Almost immediately, the man pulled a weapon and opened fire on my officers. Officers returned fire, hitting the suspect. News reports say Detective Wetszel initially fired three times, hitting Joey as he dove near this bank sign. As Joey dove, he pointed his weapon at Wetzel and fired at least once simultaneously. Wetszel fired two more rounds before collapsing backwards. >> 44 shots fired. At first, it is unclear how many shots Detective Chase Countis fires, but it is later discovered that Joey's Daringer 38 special can only hold up to two rounds, meaning at least all but one of the 12 gunshots must have come from a Scoundus' gun, as he is reportedly the only other person on scene who fired his weapon. >> Okay, okay, okay. Get us a medic now. Now, get us some medic. >> Don't move. North side, please. Officer down. Officer down. Officer down. >> We need help now. Drag him over here. Dakota. Dakota. Don't move. >> Unfortunately, officers do not yet realize there are even more victims. Just across the street is a pediatrics dentist where a building of unaware civilians, including children, was hit with crossfire. >> Somebody got shot through our window. A little girl shot in the head. >> Oh my god. We got a kid shot in the head at the dentist. The police are across the street. Someone like there, too. But we need an ambulance. >> Threaten Tony. Please drag him over here. >> St. Clair Huntington Bank. Robin, call 9. Don't move. Stay back. Tony, I need you to get a fresh M. Get eyes on him. Okay, get get some on him. >> Where's he hit? >> Get ahead. You're all right, puppy. You're all right. >> You're all right. You're all right. You're good. >> You're good. >> You're good. You're good. Stay up. >> Put your hands down now. Put your hands down now. >> Robin, send us everybody. >> You're good. Okay. >> Go over there and stay. Okay. >> Okay. We need medics here now. Get a bird in the air. He's hit in the head. You're good. You're good. You got a a thing on him. >> What? >> Stop it bleed. >> I can't find it, Tony. >> You're okay. You got a >> I can't find the wound. I can't find the wound. Danny Huntington Bank. Huntington Bank. >> You're good, baby. You're good. Hey. Hey. You're good. You want to see anything? >> Stay there. Do you see it, daddy? >> You're good, baby. >> You're good, baby. >> Joey, are you hit? >> You're good, baby. >> Hey, is he hit? >> Yes. Okay. >> In that building. >> Somebody's hit over there. >> Robin, we need multiple ambulances. Somebody's hit over in the dentist office, too. I guess >> we need help, guys. I know you got a long long way to go, but please hurry up. Get on top of his head. >> What's your name, boss? I can't find his weapon either, but I was at his weapon's right over there. I don't know where the shooters at. >> He's He's down right here. He's still moving. I need another officer here so I can secure him. You're good, baby. Hey. Hey, you're good. This guy's got rubber gloves in the center. Get that sword, dude. Where's he at? >> Right here. Where's the gun at? We don't know. >> Hey, he needs secured. He's I can't find the gun on him. >> You got me. Right here. Left side. Left side. >> Robin, where's the EMS? >> Stay with I don't know. I can't. There's an exit wound. >> Hey, bae. You're good, bae. >> Hey, come on. Come on. >> You're good. >> Come on, buddy. You try. Yeah, you try. >> Rob, we need several medics. Several medics. >> He's down. >> Hey. >> Hey. Come on. Come on. >> Hey. >> Keep those eyes open. >> Even Kitty's here. >> I'm here, brother. >> Where you shot at? >> Hold on. Let me cut this back off. >> Where' you go? You don't know. >> I don't know. >> Where you at, Joey? >> Over there. Over there. Over there. Officer down. Officer down. We got a bird. >> Hey, come on. Squeeze. >> You're good. You're good, buddy. >> Nice. >> Nice bag. Cut his shirt off. >> He's labor breathing. He's still here. Hey, >> I need another ammo. >> We got another three-year-old going ahead. Suspect secure. Man, go as tight or anything right here. Come on. Come on. You're good. You're good. Come on. Hang on. I got to turn. I need gloves. I can wear my gloves here. >> Hey, get my stretcher out. >> Come on. You're doing good, buddy. Keep >> keep squeezing. >> You're good, baby. You're good. You're built for this. >> Hey. We'll take care of this baby. We'll take care of this guy. >> We have a 4-year-old shot in the head. >> Send as many ambulances as you have. >> Come on, buddy. Come on. What else do you need? We need to cut this off. Just go away. >> Anyone advis everything. >> What do you want us to do? >> Thank you, bro. Put him on the stretcher. Whatever way you got to go. >> Keep the head cover. Get ahead. >> Get this thing off. Where's the gun? >> Where the gun is? >> He obviously shot. Is he running with it? >> No, he was he was right here. >> Four-year-old shot in the head. >> Foury old shot in the head over there. >> Inside inside the Dennis. >> Inside the Dennis. Inside the Dennis. >> Cherry. Stay with us, buddy. >> Falls. White calls. >> His gun's right there. >> Okay. >> Stay there. Got you. Thank you. >> Hey, he went out when we were putting him in. >> Okay. >> I don't know. Move. >> Okay, buddy. >> Oh, is there a domestic war? >> Where's your guy at? >> There's a 4-year-old shot. He's down here. >> Who's shot? >> Dakota in the head. >> Just Dakota. >> In the head. >> Just Dakota shot. Who shot him? >> Dakota and Chase. >> Chase. Okay. >> Yeah. I never fired. >> You here? >> Yeah. I was just going in. >> Christoff got one in the neck. In the neck. >> Stay with us. >> Quick gauze. Anything? >> I probably don't have any. >> Okay, I'm I'm out. >> I'm out. I don't know. Ash chasing his medical pouch on his side. >> Okay. Stay with us, man. Stay with us. That's a for sucking chest. Hey. >> Hey. I need to die. Stop the bleed for his neck. He's hitting his bleeding. He's not really bleeding, but >> I can't feel my fingers. Got it. We got another shot at >> one of the neck. Two to the neck. Two to the side. I see so far. One to the shoulder. Got a chest seal. Maybe stick it on there. I'll be honest, I'm no combat medic, but why not? The arms believe in the work. See, I got pressure on it. >> Where's his arm? >> My hand got shot. >> Can you stay with him for a second? >> Yeah. >> Here's a bullet. We still haven't found his gun yet. >> I don't know. Herman, you're going to have to go get Reggan. >> Okay. I see what Brian wants you to do, but she can't go up there by herself. >> Did to get shot in the head, Herman? >> Did you see his gun? What kind of gun was it? >> I don't know. >> I don't know. >> Okay. He was in the street, Tony, coming this way. >> Get the gun under him. We don't know. >> Do we still need another ambulance? >> Yeah, we have a four-year-old shot over there. >> We need another ambulance. We need another Day 86 says we need another ambulance up here. >> Jesus Christ. >> Uh Liverpool just pulled up. There's another one over there. >> We got two. We got two guys. >> Whose cruiser is this? >> I'm good, buddy. Sure. >> Yeah. >> Get your ging back to the place. >> Yeah, we're leaving everything here. We got to photograph everything. Tony, could you photograph everything? >> Where's your camera, buddy? I imagine DCI is going to come out. >> What else do you need to clear this? I got your fire department coming blocking. He's right back here. >> Hey, what's wrong with this thing? Did you get a hold of N? >> I have to take a picture. >> Done. >> Done. >> Yep. >> Hey, leave it. Leave it. >> Is he secure? Yeah, he's secure. You want me to secure the weapon? >> Just leave it. >> It's a 38 special. They're injured. >> Where's our officer at? >> He's He's already gone. He's He's getting plugged. >> There's our suspect. >> That's our suspect. There's a four-year-old in the back of that >> foury old. >> Yeah. This guy needs >> What happened, man? >> I don't want to talk about it right now, so you're good. You're good. >> Slight. >> Hey, there. They're here. You all right? You sure? >> Yeah. You sure? >> Kumo, >> suspect has a slight pulse. >> I don't want to talk about it right now. >> Okay. Out. Listen. Don't hold me in. My best friend, baby. He'll be okay. He'll be okay. >> I got Huh? Okay. All right. >> Right there. >> My best friend. >> I know. I know. I'm just checking to make sure you're all right. >> I'm good. >> Listen, you probably need to get down. Sit down. Sit down. Relax. Don't have any thoughts or anything like that, right? >> No. >> Okay. All right. Listen, I'm just asking cuz >> I know how it is. I know how it is. All right. You good? I'm good. I'm going to move Tony. Stay with him. >> Yeah. Stay with him. >> Yep. >> Watch for this. >> Yeah. Um, hey Bruce, when you get a second, can you see if they witness anything? >> Witnesses over here. >> Yeah. Thank God we waited until we got across from the We the People. Yeah. >> Here, Detective Escanes refers to the building next door to the pediatrics, an active preschool and daycare. >> Can you see anything else from me? No, I I really appreciate you. >> No, I was over there pumping gas. I heard the rounds go off and I got over here as quick as I could. >> No, I got a new respect for you. I really appreciate that. >> I'm good. I'm good. I'm good. Tony, >> listen. Go somewhere by yourself and chill for a minute. >> Go sit your car. Go >> just everybody stay away from you and chill for a minute. >> Here's the Here's the thing, buddy. You You were involved in the shooting. >> I know. I'm I'm good with all that. It's Dakota. Yeah. Anybody notify Reagan? >> Uh Herm Herm needs to go get Reggan from work. >> I told you I got in the truck. They seen everything. >> Okay. You >> got my number, >> guys. I still have it. >> I appreciate that. >> I appreciate it. >> Okay. We need to get a hold of Rean and someone needs to go get her from work wherever she's at Richfield cuz she needs to get to the hospital. And Dakota's parents. >> Yeah, >> Dakota. I We don't know. He's being He's being fighter. He's shot in the head. >> No, you shot in the head. Hey, I'm going to have the sheriff's office photograph everything for us. Okay. Hey, we need everything photographed if you guys can do that for us. >> Yeah. >> Well, you need to find out which hospital he's going to and go be with him. Dakota. >> Dakota, call dispatch downtown and find out where to go. Don't say don't say nothing to me. What? What the hell? Pulled a gun and shot the car right head. It's my best friend. He's dead in the head, dude. >> He think shot in the head. >> Not really. [Music] >> He was. We don't need another ambulance, right? I don't think I think everybody's accounted for. He was he the one that's in our station. Dakota. >> Dakota. Yeah. Is being was the first one there to get lifted. Yeah. >> Right. Three total. >> Did they get the guy? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. He's alive still. >> Where did the kid get shot at? >> Yeah. >> He was in the dentist. >> Yeah. There someone else shot besides the two. >> Yeah. A kid got shot. >> The four-year-old got shot in the head. >> In the head, too. Is he Where's he? >> He was in the dentist office. So, he's still there. >> No, he's >> he's >> Yeah, he's getting airlifted somewhere. >> That's what >> Can I leave? Uh, I would say one sec. >> Let's put you back to the station. All right. >> I'm good, buddy. >> I'm good, buddy. Will you beside someone go to the hospital with him when you find out which one? >> I'm going to I'm going to let him know we need to figure out exactly. We're going to have you go back to the station. >> Okay. >> Okay. Your body can still roll. Detective Wetzel was the first transported, airlifted from Kolkata Fire Department to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, about 35 mi away. We've chosen to not show officers responding to or treating 4-year-old Rosalie Martin. She was transported to East Liverpool City Hospital, but later passed away while awaiting Lifeflight. Reports indicate she was with three of her siblings and both her parents at the time of the shooting. Joey also succumbed to his injuries. Detective Dakota Wetszel miraculously survived a gunshot wound to the head, but initially suffered severe motor and communication impairments. The next day, Dakota's fiance, Reagan, posted on social media about the situation, stating, "They say it comes with the territory of being a police officer's loved one. I say that's absolute bull. Please do not hesitate to remove me as your friend if you don't support the men and women in law enforcement. My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Rosalie Martin. My thoughts are also with the family of Joseph Ko. I don't know why he did what he did and I won't pretend to understand it, but I know his family is feeling every bit of pain and God doesn't like ugly. I refuse to stoop to his level of just pure disregard for human life. I ask that for now all donations be made to Rosalie and her family. News reports say Dakota underwent brain surgery with part of his skull removed to ease swelling. Shot on the right side of his brain. His left side motor functions were sluggish. After months of multiple surgeries, a medicallyinduced coma, and therapy, Detective Wetszel left the hospital functioning at a high level. Social media updates details him running, enjoying family outings, and celebrating his wedding in July 2025. In May, Dakota was invited to speak at a Fraternal Order of Police event. >> And had the bullet even been a millimeter direction, I would be dead or paralyzed. >> Another officer, Eric Matson of Minnesota, also survived a gunshot to the head. His interview may offer insight into what Dakota experienced during recovery. >> Just still trying to get stronger every day, but it's it is a struggle. I'm not going to lie. I mean, you go to work one day and you can help around the house and everything, and then in one one call, your life is just turned upside down. >> And then having a disability and more complications than the average human, that just made it that much harder for him. He really put in the hours and the effort to just remind ourselves how much progress you have made in these four years is truly miraculous. It's oh my gosh, I can't believe you're here and this is what you look like compared to that night. Even though you're faced with difficulties every day, you just try and find the good. He just kept pushing through and he finally made it to the finish line. >> Just have gratitude for what you have in life. Don't forget that it can always be worse. >> Days after the shooting, Rosalie's grandmother, Brenda Carey, launched a change.org petition calling for better police training in residential areas. She cited the Washington Post's fatal force database, noting nearly one in four people killed by police suffered from mental health issues and urged specialized training for handling such individuals. highlighting that it was a stray bullet fired by a police officer that killed Rosalie. Brenda's petition followed two others by Rosali's mother, Jennifer Martin, who called for free universal mental health care, mandatory bulletproof glass and staff safety training in all child care institutions. The officer involved shooting case remains ongoing. Though a request was made for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, it was assigned to the Ohio State Highway Patrol due to an undisclosed conflict of interest. That investigation recently concluded and the prosecutor's office is expected to release the findings in the coming months. St. Clair Police Chief Brian McKenzie stated officers nationwide are trained to use deadly force when a suspect pulls a gun and no criminal or civil cases have developed as of this posting. Links are provided below if you'd like to donate to Dakota, to Rosalie Martin's family, or to the Help Network of Northeast Ohio, a crisis intervention organization listed on Joey's obituary.