Dylan Hustosky is a Gates Mills, Ohio police officer who survived being shot twice by his wife, Kayleigh Hustosky, at their Painesville home on August 13, 2018. Kayleigh Hustosky died the same evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police. Dylan Hustosky recovered and continues to serve with the Gates Mills Police Department, now at the rank of sergeant.1Village of Gates Mills. Dylan Hustosky – Police Staff
The Shooting on Cedarbrook Drive
Around 4:14 p.m. on August 13, 2018, Hustosky, then 27, called 911 from his home in the 100 block of Cedarbrook Drive in Painesville. “My wife just shot me through the door,” he told the dispatcher.2News 5 Cleveland. Gates Mills Officer Shot by Wife During Painesville Standoff Kayleigh Hustosky, 29, had shot him twice in his left arm. The firearm was not his police service weapon.3Cleveland.com. Gates Mills Police Officer Shot by Wife at Painesville Home
Hustosky fled the house and was found near the driveway of Heritage Middle School across the street. The school was placed on lockdown as a precaution.2News 5 Cleveland. Gates Mills Officer Shot by Wife During Painesville Standoff The couple’s three-year-old son was with a relative in Stow and was not at the home.3Cleveland.com. Gates Mills Police Officer Shot by Wife at Painesville Home
The Standoff and Kayleigh Hustosky’s Death
Kayleigh Hustosky refused to communicate with officers or leave the home. Painesville police called in the Lake County SWAT team to clear the residence. Around 7 p.m., officers found her dead in an upstairs bedroom. A preliminary autopsy determined she had died from a single gunshot wound consistent with suicide.2News 5 Cleveland. Gates Mills Officer Shot by Wife During Painesville Standoff The couple had been married about two and a half years.4Anthony Funeral Homes. Obituary for Kayleigh Hustosky
What Investigators Found
Painesville Police Chief Dan Waterman said authorities had no record of prior domestic violence calls at the home. The only previous call was a criminal damaging complaint unrelated to domestic issues.2News 5 Cleveland. Gates Mills Officer Shot by Wife During Painesville Standoff No motive was publicly released, and no charges were filed because the suspect was deceased.5FOX 8 Cleveland. Painesville Police Plan News Conference on Shooting
Recovery and Return to Duty
Hustosky was taken first to TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township and transferred to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he had surgery the next day and was reported in stable condition.3Cleveland.com. Gates Mills Police Officer Shot by Wife at Painesville Home
He had joined the Gates Mills Police Department in 2014 as a patrol officer. After the shooting, Chief Gregg Minichello called him an “outstanding employee” and said, “I wish I had ten of him.”2News 5 Cleveland. Gates Mills Officer Shot by Wife During Painesville Standoff Hustosky has since been promoted to sergeant and remains with the department.1Village of Gates Mills. Dylan Hustosky – Police Staff