News Officer shot, suspect killed on Linden Place Published on April 16, 2011 Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Michael Sifford, kneeling on his Linden Place front porch, recounts what he saw down the street. The Blade/Lori King Buy This Image A neighbor, who requested to remain anonymous, watched the incident through this front window. "I was sleeping on the couch and I heard shots: 'boom. boom, boom,'" she said. The Blade/Lori King Buy This Image A medical glove and spilled trash remain on the scene after a gunfight erupted on the front porch and yard of 225 Linden Place early Saturday. The Blade/Lori King Buy This Image Linden Place is blocked off from traffic after Samuel T. Birch, 24, was shot and killed by Toledo police in the 200 block after shooting an officer in the leg. The Blade/Lori King Buy This Image Linden Place resident Ashley Cook looks at the "mess" left in her front yard after police shot and killed her neighbor, Samuel T. Birch. The Blade/Lori King Buy This Image Linden Place resident Ashley Cook has seen violence in her neighborhood before. These are bullet holes on her front porch from a separate drive-by shooting. The Blade/Lori King Buy This Image A young neighbor boy sneaks a peak on the front porch of where Samuel T. Birch, 24, 225 Linden Place, was shot and killed by police. A pool of blood and broken glass remained. The Blade/Lori King Buy This Image Recommended for you Click to comment