Police In Ohio Say Slain Black Man Brandished A Gun; Family Says He Held A Sandwich

Police tape marks the corner of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus last May after protests over the death of George Floyd. Columbus Police are investigating the shooting death of a Black man last week by a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy.

Andrew Welsh-Huggins / AP

Updated at 4:02 p.m. ET

Authorities in Ohio have identified a longtime Franklin County sheriff’s deputy as the law enforcement officer who shot and killed a Black man in Columbus last Friday.

Law enforcement said the man was waving a gun. His family said he was carrying a sandwich.