Christopher Lindner, son of a prominent family in Cincinnati, was shot and killed by police in Manchester on November 14, 2025, as per Cincinnati.com.As per Local 12, the shooting took place before 5 p.m. in Manchester, OH, when the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a “concerned citizen,” which led to a police pursuit.Lindner exited his vehicle and entered a residence. After repeated attempts for him to surrender, Lindner came out with a firearm, which ignited the shooting. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Carl Lindner III’s family released a statement addressing Christopher Lindner’s death, saying,"Our family is deeply saddened and devastated by the death of Christopher David Lindner. Christopher was a loving, kind, Christ Jesus follower, husband, and father of four who has suffered from mental illness. We thank you for your prayers and appreciate giving us time to grieve."The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in a news release, noted,"After repeated attempts for the subject to surrender he exited the residence with a firearm at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred."More about Christopher LindnerChristopher Lindner is the son of Carl Lindner III, who is the co-CEO of American Financial Group, a specialty insurer based in Cincinnati.The Lindner family is known as one of the wealthiest families in Ohio, with American Financial Group generating $8.3 billion in annual revenue in 2024. Carl was in the No. 460 spot on the Fortune 500 list. Carl Lindner is also the majority owner of FC Cincinnati, the city’s Major League Soccer team.Christopher Lindner’s grandfather, Carl Lindner Jr., founded the United Dairy Farmers chain of ice cream-selling convenience stores. He also founded American Financial, an insurer, in 1959.In 2009, two years before his death, Carl Lindner Jr.’s estimated personal wealth stood at $1.75 billion. This was a result of his longstanding investment career. Over the years, he held major stakes in several businesses, including the Cincinnati Reds, The Enquirer, General Cable Corp., The Penn Central Corp., Hanna-Barbera Productions, Kings Island Co., the former Taft Broadcasting Co., Chiquita Brands International, and The Provident Bank.Carl Jr. was also a philanthropist and helped found the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and the mental health facility known as the Lindner Center of Hope. The Lindners are also friends with the Trump family. In 2017, the Lindner family held a wedding at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, which was attended by U.S. President Donald Trump.