Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Scott Ries was shot and killed responding to a call near 90 Chippewa Trail in Rittman at approximately 9:30 p.m.
After receiving a call reporting shots fired, officers from the Rittman Police Department, Medina County Sheriff's Office, and Wayne County Sheriff's Office arrived at the scene, where they were immediately fired upon. Sergeant Ries and four Medina County Sheriff's officers were struck. Sergeant Ries succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Two deputies were transported to a local hospital in stable condition, two others were treated at the scene, and a Wayne County Sheriff's Office K-9 was shot during the incident, he was released two days later from a local animal hospital. Two other individuals were also killed during the incident.
Sergeant Ries had served with the Rittman Police Department for 10 years and had previously served with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and the Sugar Grove Police Department.
Sergeant Ries, a police officer should be remembered not by how he died but by how he lived! A brave man has left to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you for your 10-years of commitment to law enforcement, to your family, and to the Rittman Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace, Brother!
Survivors
Survivors include his wife, two daughters, mother, brother, niece, and nephew.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Ries gave the Rittman Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Ries.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Scott Ries is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Scott Ries's cause is highlighted.
How Scott Ries Compares
Offender Outcome
Deceased
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Scott Ries is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Scott Ries was killed by gun; unknown type.