One Dead, One Hospitalized In Strip Mall Shooting

"LOGAN, OH — A woman was fatally shot yesterday by a gunman who then apparently tried to kill himself, police in the southeastern Ohio city of Logan said.

"Logan police responded to a shooting at 5:48 p.m. yesterday near the Goodwill Industries store at Hocking Mall, a strip-mall shopping center.

"`One of the victims is a 30-year-old female who was deceased at the time officers arrived,` Logan police said in a written statement. `The other victim is a 30-year-old male who was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital via Hocking EMS.

"`Preliminary information indicates this shooting was initiated by the male who had shot the female and then turned the weapon on himself.`

"The woman was shot at least three times at close range, according to Hocking County Coroner Dave Cummin. The man was shot in the head.

"The shooting took place in front of another adult. Two children, ages 3 and 1, were also at the scene, Cummin said.

"The names of the victims were being withheld until next of kin are notified."

Source: Columbus Dispatch...