CLEVELAND (AP) - A man who crashed his car on a Cleveland interstate, attacked people who stopped to help him and was killed by a sheriff’s deputy has been described as a prominent businessman.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office says 33-year-old Brett Luengo died Thursday from a gunshot wound to the chest. Cuyahoga County Sheriff Clifford Pinkney said Friday the deputy used a stun gun on Luengo with no effect and then fired a single shot when Luengo lunged at him.
The deputy wasn’t injured.
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Luengo’s family issued a statement Friday saying his behavior was “completely out of character.” Luengo was chief executive officer for a suburban construction management company he founded with his father.
Witnesses told Cleveland.com they saw Luengo attack several people who tried to help him after the crash.
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