First place, Spot News - Marshall Gorby / Dayton Daily News, "Fatal Gun Run"A man involved in a standoff with Dayton police ran past one SWAT team with a gun in his hand after those officers had deployed tear gas into a house Dec. 14, 2021. The 21-year-old man ran toward a second SWAT team and vehicle, not shown in this photo. Seconds later, he was shot and killed, according to Interim Police Chief Matt Carper. Carper said the man earlier had shot and wounded a man in the leg and shot the man’s dog as they walked by the house, then the man with the gun refused to come out of the house for hours.
Second place, Spot News - Gaelen Morse / Freelance, "Ma’Khia Bryant "Hazel Bryant reacts after her niece, 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, was fatally shot in Columbus, on April 18, 2021.
Third place, Spot News - Marshall Gorby / Dayton Daily News, "Crazy Man"A man climbed atop an Ohio Edison power substation in Moorefield Township on Oct. 11, 2021. After nearly four hours, negotiators talked him down safely. Electricity to nearly 2,500 customers had been cut off during the standoff.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Rebecca Benson / The Blade, "Apartment Fire"Toledo Fire and Rescue battle an apartment fire on the 5900 block Cresthaven Lane on March 31, 2021. The fire began in the attic and quickly spread throughout the rest of the apartment building due to high winds. Residents were safely evacuated and there were no reported injuries.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Dave Zapotosky / The Blade, "Homicide Reaction"A distraught woman is comforted after Toledo police found a homicide victim in Ottawa Park, June 23, 2021. Family at the park dentified the victim as Theodore Walker, Jr., 36.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Kurt Steiss / The Blade, "Regina Manor Fire"A firefighter is seen through a window on a burnt section of the apartment while working on the scene of a fire at the Regina Manor Apartments in Toledo on Dec. 29, 2021. No occupant injuries were reported and all those inside were either able to get out on their own or were evacuated by firefighters, according to Toledo Fire and Rescue spokesman Pvt. Sterling Rahe. There was one minor firefighter injury reported.
