Two people are dead following an apparent domestic violence incident early Wednesday morning in Nimishillen Township, according to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were dispatched around 3 a.m. Nov. 11 to a residence in the 4100 block of Broadway Avenue NE after a woman called 911 to report a domestic violence incident.
While deputies were responding, the caller reported that a man inside the home had shot a woman. The caller also told dispatchers she was hiding inside the residence while waiting for law enforcement to arrive.
When deputies reached the home, they found the male suspect seated in the kitchen and the female victim lying on the kitchen floor, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
As deputies entered the residence, the suspect suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, authorities said.
The suspect, a 64-year-old man, was transported by the Nimishillen Township Fire Department to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The victim, a 70-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies subsequently located the woman who called 911 hiding in an upstairs closet. She was found safe but was transported to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital for treatment of injuries described as non-life-threatening.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately release information about the relationship between the individuals involved or the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
The Nimishillen Township Fire Department and Stark County Coroner’s Office assisted at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation by the Stark County Sheriff’s Office.
