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Elyria OH March 16 2010
By: Rick McCann/Staff
PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS
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Police are reporting that one of their officers was killed in the line of duty overnight.

It happened late Monday night when Patrolman James Kerstetter was responding to a call from a mother who said a neighbor exposed himself and kicked in a window.
Police said that the suspect opened fire on the officer and he was also shot to death.
His name isn’t being released, but a family member has identified him as Robert Palmer,58.

Officer Kerstetter was on the force 15 years.

Funeral arrangements for the officer are incomplete.

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