Shootings leave Ohio community stunned
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A northern Ohio community remains stunned following a Sunday shooting spree that claimed the lives of at least eight people, including the gunman.
The Cincinnati Enquirer and Associated Press reported late Sunday that "A man gunned down two people outside an Ohio home and two more in a car Sunday morning, then shot his girlfriend."
The shooting occurred outside of Akron, in the Copley Township community.
The gunman was shot and killed by police.
According to the Enquirer, "A neighbor, Gilbert Elie, said he was getting ready for church when he heard gunshots and cries for help in his northeast Ohio neighborhood, a wooded, residential area outside Akron. He went to a house across the street and said he found a shocking scene: the woman who lived there lying in the driveway, her husband shot near the garage, and their young granddaughter and another woman shot in the front seat of a vehicle, the windows apparently blown out by gunfire.
"A third woman came out of the house next door and tried to talk to Elie, he said, but their brief exchange ended abruptly when a man followed her out of the house and shot her, sending the 75-year-old Elie running for safety behind a truck."
The neighborhood was blocked off by police Sunday evening, as residents gathered for a prayer vigil at a nearby park.[[In-content Ad]]
The Cincinnati Enquirer and Associated Press reported late Sunday that "A man gunned down two people outside an Ohio home and two more in a car Sunday morning, then shot his girlfriend."
The shooting occurred outside of Akron, in the Copley Township community.
The gunman was shot and killed by police.
According to the Enquirer, "A neighbor, Gilbert Elie, said he was getting ready for church when he heard gunshots and cries for help in his northeast Ohio neighborhood, a wooded, residential area outside Akron. He went to a house across the street and said he found a shocking scene: the woman who lived there lying in the driveway, her husband shot near the garage, and their young granddaughter and another woman shot in the front seat of a vehicle, the windows apparently blown out by gunfire.
"A third woman came out of the house next door and tried to talk to Elie, he said, but their brief exchange ended abruptly when a man followed her out of the house and shot her, sending the 75-year-old Elie running for safety behind a truck."
The neighborhood was blocked off by police Sunday evening, as residents gathered for a prayer vigil at a nearby park.[[In-content Ad]]