Gunman among 8 dead in shooting rampage in Copley Township

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Source: ABC news

COPLEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio - Police in Copley Township said a family argument sparked by an out-of-town guest's visit led to a shooting rampage that left a woman shot and eight others dead -- including the gunman -- in the northeast Ohio suburb Sunday morning.

The shooting spree started just before 11 a.m. Sunday at a house in the 2300 block of Goodenough Avenue. Copley Township is located just outside of Akron, Ohio and 40 miles south of Cleveland.

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In all, police said there were four different crime scenes as a result of the shootings. Mier said the gunman shot eight people, killing seven of them including an 11-year-old child. A woman who was survived is in the intensive care unit at Akron General Hospital.

Investigators said the initial 911 calls were reports of a person running through the neighborhood firing a gun and "moving quickly about the area." Police said at one point during the calls, it became clear several people had been shot.



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Happened in the town next to mine... I hadn't seen anything posted on DU yet so I thought I'd post.

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1. Sad. It was posted here yesterday afternoon:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4951463

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2. Well, the media found one neighbor who didn't think the shooter was a nice guy...

Gunman identified in Ohio shooting rampage

By Kim Palmer | Reuters – 8 mins ago

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Police on Monday identified Michael Hance as the gunman in a shooting rampage in Copley Township, Ohio that left Hance and seven others dead.

A neighbor said Hance, 51, was the long-time boyfriend of a woman who was shot in the attack but survived. The dead included an 11-year-old boy and two high school students, officials said.

"Mike was a very strange character," said Carol Eshleman, a neighbor and friend of the victims, regarding Hance. "Mike was very troubled." She said Hance "had a temper."

The incident occurred around 11 a.m. local time Sunday, when police dispatchers received calls reporting gunshots.
Hance, who had no prior criminal record, was shot by police.

http://news.yahoo.com/shooter-kills-seven-ohio-rampage-police-013847586.html