Eric Joering was an American police officer of the Westerville Police Department in Westerville, Ohio.

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He served the department for 17 years.

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On Saturday February 10, 2018, Officers Joering and Anthony Morelli were shot dead in Westerville, Ohio while responding to a 911 hang up call.

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The shooting took place at around 11:30 a.m. on Crosswind Drive.

Officers were responding to a 911 call at the address, and were fired upon when they arrived at the scene.

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Officer Joering died at the scene and his colleague Tony Morelli, 54, died in surgery at Ohio State University Medical Center.

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