Ohio State University Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Monday, February 10, 1997
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: 303
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 10, 1997
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Police Officer Michael Blankenship was shot and killed after he and another officer responded to a suspicious person call at the Wexner Center for the Arts.
The killer committed suicide.
Officer Blankenship had served with the Ohio State University Police Department for 19 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.