YOUNGSTOWN — The pursuit from Struthers to Youngstown’s West Side on Friday that resulted in one or more police officers shooting to death Youngstown man James J. Sheets, 35, began about a block from the Struthers police station at 5:05 p.m.

An officer, who has not been named, began to pursue Sheets in his gold Chevrolet Malibu from the parking lot of the Wildcat Drive-Thru, 84 State St., after the Sheets vehicle “struck” the officer “in the drive-thru,” according to a newly released call record from Struthers police Chief Tim Roddy.

It started the chase along State Street and onto Interstate 680 into Youngstown and the exit at Salt Springs Road on the West Side.

The Struthers Police Department is in Struthers City Hall, 6 Elm St., about a block from the drive-thru.

At the intersection of Salt Springs Road, Sheets got off the interstate. At Salt Springs Road and Steel Street, one or more Struthers officers confronted Sheets, whom Struthers police said pulled out a gun, and one or more Struthers officers fired on Sheets, killing him.

The shooting took place at 5:14 p.m., according to the abbreviated call log the chief released. A Struthers officer called for more officers at 5:15 p.m., and Roddy was notified of the shooting at 5:16 p.m.

At 6:52 p.m., Detective Dan Mamula reported he escorted the officer who began the chase to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, and a second officer also was going to be taken to the hospital. Mamula reported he had finished at the hospital and returned to Steel Street at 7:26 p.m.

A news release from Roddy states the incident began at the intersection of State and Short streets in the city and traveled through parts of the South Side and East Side of Youngstown before ending at Steel Street and Salt Springs Road on the West Side.

“Officers deployed Tasers in an effort to obtain compliance from the suspect. The suspect produced a firearm and was subsequently subdued by the involved officers,” Roddy stated.

“The Bureau of Criminal Investigations was immediately contacted and responded to the scene.

“This is a very active investigation. All inquiries for information regarding this incident will be answered by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.”

Roddy did not reveal the names of the officers involved.

Youngstown Police Capt. Jason Simon has said Youngstown officers who assisted with the chase did not deploy stun guns or fire their weapons in the incident. Youngstown Police have not released any reports related to the episode.