Several people found dead in Ohio shooting
Bodies were found at a building understood to be a home in West Jefferson
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At least five people were found dead from a shooting on Monday in West Jefferson, Ohio, a suburb of the state s capital and largest city, Columbus, according to local media.
At least three people were found shot dead in a building, with more victims dead outside at the same location, though a precise number of casualties was not immediately confirmed, two Columbus-based television stations said.
TV stations WSYX and WCMH attributed the information to West Jefferson Police Chief Chris Floyd, who said the shooting took place on a dead-end street, which led him to believe that the victims had been targeted.
At least 5 reported killed in shooting in Ohio Today 11:30 am JST Today | 02:59 pm JST COLUMBUS, Ohio
At least five people were found dead from a shooting on Monday in West Jefferson, Ohio, a suburb of the state s capital and largest city, Columbus, according to local media.
Two Columbus-based television stations said at least three people were found shot to death in a building, with more victims dead outside at the same location, though a precise number of casualties was not immediately confirmed.
Both TV stations, WSYX and WCMH, cited West Jefferson Police Chief Chris Floyd as the source of their information. But Floyd could not immediately be reached by Reuters, and a dispatcher answering calls for West Jefferson said she had no information.
Four killed in shooting near Columbus, Ohio Jeremy Beaman
Four people were killed in a shooting at an Ohio apartment on Monday evening.
The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the village of West Jefferson, near Columbus, and three males and one female were killed, according to local reports.
Three of the four victims were found inside of the home, while the fourth was found outside.
“Things like this don’t happen in West Jefferson, or don’t happen in small towns,” West Jefferson Police Chief Chris Floyd said, according to local NBC-affiliate WCMH, adding that the last homicide in West Jefferson was at least seven years ago.