Trotwood Police Department, Ohio 55-year-old James Michael Skirvin told his brother he wanted to die, armed himself with a shotgun and a rifle, and intentionally ran over his own daughter as she sat on a bench outside a mobile home. When officers arrived, Skirvin stated he wanted “suicide by cop,” fired at police three times, and then intentionally crashed into law enforcement vehicles. A brief shootout followed; Skirvin was struck three times and taken into custody. Injuries Officer Michael Richardson (Trotwood PD) suffered severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, and later medically retired due to the lasting effects. Skirvin’s daughter survived and was released from the hospital shortly after the incident. Convictions Skirvin was convicted of: Four counts of felonious assault of a police officer Two counts of aggravated menacing Felonious assault Vehicular assault Failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer Discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises Improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle Aggravated possession of drugs Domestic violence (misdemeanor) Sentence Skirvin was sentenced to 58 to 63.5 years in an Ohio state prison. He will be eligible for release in 2083, at which time he would be 113 years old—in short, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. In court, he said: “I led a law-abiding life for 54 years, and I ruined it in 7 minutes.”