Roll of Honor
Leo Leonard "Doug" Casto, Jr.
Incident
Police Officer Doug Casto was accidentally shot and killed by another officer during a shootout at a home on Mystic Drive. He and other officers had gone to the home to search for a wanted felon from Virginia. The subject, who was hiding in some bushes between two houses, opened fire on the officers, wounding one of them. As Officer Casto rushed to the rear of the home subject opened fire on him as well, causing him to retreat. As he came back to the front of the house, he was struck by shots fired by another officer. The subject was also wounded and taken into custody. Wayne Township became a city in 1981 and was renamed to Huber Heights. Officer Casto had served with the Wayne Township Police Department for one year. He was survived by his wife and parents. He was posthumously promoted from the rank of Auxiliary Police Officer to Police Officer.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Casto gave the Wayne Township Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Huber Heights community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Casto.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Leo Leonard "Doug" Casto, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leo Leonard "Doug" Casto, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Leo Leonard "Doug" Casto, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leo Leonard "Doug" Casto, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.