Two people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide overnight in Nimishillen Township, in Stark County, according to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office, in a news release reported by The Repository of Canton.
The sheriff’s office said it received a 911 call from a woman inside a home in the 4100 block of Broadway Avenue NE who reported violence in the home, The Repository reported. While deputies were on their way, the caller told dispatchers that a man had shot a woman inside the home, and that she was hiding until officials arrived, according to the release as reported by The Repository.
When deputies arrived, they saw the suspect seated in the kitchen and the victim lying on the kitchen floor, The Repository reported, citing the sheriff’s office. When deputies entered the home, the suspect shot himself in the head, investigators told The Repository.
The caller was found safe in an upstairs closet and was taken to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, The Repository reported.
The suspect, Jefferey Denton, 64, was taken by the Nimishillen Township Fire Department to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff’s office account reported by The Repository. The victim, Lorene Denton, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene, The Repository reported.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Nimishillen Township Fire Department and the Stark County Coroner’s Office, and the incident remains under investigation, The Repository reported. NewsForce247 will update this story as officials release more information.
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