The sheriff's Critical Incident Team was dispatched to the scene on Tyner Road to conduct the investigation. He was later located by deputies inside a nearby residence.īoth men were reportedly transported to the hospital by United Ambulance. Struck by the return fire, the assailant fled the residence on foot with the firearm.
"The victim managed to get a firearm and he returned fire," striking the shooter, McCauley said. The article goes on to say that the victim was eventually able to obtain a firearm and return fire. Once inside the home, the victim was ordered downstairs, at which time he was reportedly shot in the back by the assailant while walking down the stairs. The assailant was armed and pointed the gun at the victim while ordering him inside the residence. via a 911 call from the victim's wife.Īccording to a press release issued by the sheriff's office, the victim was reportedly confronted by the assailant in his driveway. "When he arrived home, his family was being held hostage," McCauley said.ĭeputies were alerted to the shooting at 3:44 p.m. The preliminary investigation conducted by the sheriff's office suggested the victim arrived home from work to a hostage situation. "I do know the victim was shot in the back."Īuthorities declined to say where the second male was shot. "They were both taken by ambulance to Southeastern Med," Guernsey County Sheriff Mike McCauley said. The Daily Jeffersonian of Cambridge, Ohio is reporting that a hostage situation led to a pair of shootings in Guernsey County's Liberty Township on February 28 and sent two men to the hospital with gunshot wounds.Īccording to a Southeastern Med spokesperson, the male assailant who allegedly held the second man's family hostage was in "critical" condition following surgery at the hospital and the male victim who was initially shot was in "serious" condition following surgery.
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