Horror chain of events in Ohio as man charged with killing deputy day after cops killed his son

Twin tragedies unfolded in less than 24 hours in Ohio this week after a teen was shot and killed by Cincinnati police — and his father then allegedly mowed down a retired sheriff’s deputy with his car after being shown footage of his son’s death, a family lawyer told The Post.Rodney Hinton Jr.

appeared in court Saturday to face an aggravated murder charge in the death of the deputy, prosecutors said.On Friday morning, two hours before the deputy was struck and killed, Hinton Jr., 38, had gone with family members to meet with Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa A.Theetge to view police body cam footage of the death of his son Ryan.

Ryan Hinton and three others were accused of stealing a car in the East Price Hill section of Cincinnati Thursday when officers approached the stolen vehicle, which the owner had outfitted with a tracking device, according to reports.The teens immediately began to run, footage showed.Police believed Ryan Hinton, 18, was armed and opened fire, fatally shooting him, Hinton family attorney, Michael Wright, told The Post.“The father left the room before he even saw the end of the video,” Wright told The Post.

“He was very upset, very distraught.Watching your son being killed… I can’t imagine that pain.”The officer who opened fire said Ryan Hinton had pointed the weapon at him.

The teen was shot twice in the chest and arm, Theetge said at a news conference.She said the weapon was loaded but there was no indication he shot at police.The officer who shot Hinton Jr.

is on paid administrative leave for a week while the department reviews the incident, Wright said.Wright, a close friend of civil rights attorney Ben Crump, said the Hinton family hired him to investigate the shooting and that the family viewed only a short clip of the incident.The Hintons are African-American.

The retired deputy sheriff, who died in the hospital Friday, is believed to be white.The deputy had retired in December but returned for a gig directing traf...