Hadn't done an Ohio story in a while. RIP to all the dead but what a waste of life over what appears to be a family argument, makes no sense at all
Eight dead including a child as gunman goes on killing spree in Ohio
A family argument Sunday in Ohio ended in the shooting deaths of eight people in two places, including an 11-year-old, and two more people were wounded, authorities said today.
One person shot five people to death in one location, then two more were killed nearby before police killed the gunman.
The shootings happened in a wooded, residential neighbourhood of older homes outside Akron, and police shot the gunman to death, Copley Township officers said.
Tragic: Police officers talk to an unidentified woman who claimed to be a relative at the scene of a multiple fatal shooting today in Copley Township, Ohio
Eight dead: Members of the Summit County Sheriff Department leave the scene of the shooting after the gunman was killed
Police Chief Michael Mier confirmed a man shot and killed five people on Goodenough Avenue and two more on Schocalog before police shot and killed the gunman, according to a local report by WKYC-TV.
SWAT, Akron, Bath and Fairlawn Police all assisted Copley Township Police in responding to the shooting.
The neighbourhood remained blocked off by authorities this afternoon.
Jeff Kirby of nearby Norton said he was visiting his mother's home a block from the shootings around 10:30am when he heard gunfire - about 15 shots with several pauses between them.
Scene: Copley Township resident Anthony Johnson walks with Copley policeman Bill Monza to check an unlocked motorhome on Mr Johnson's property
Mr Kirby, 53, said the last gunfire he heard occurred about the same time he heard sirens in the neighbourhood.
Copley police Sgt Eric Goodwin said he did not know the conditions of the wounded but said he believed there were no more victims.
'As far as I know, everyone's accounted for,' he said.
He gave no more details, including how the shooter and victims were related, their names or what led to the argument, which began on on Schocalog Road.
Investigation underway: Barricades are put up to block Schocalog Road and the scene of the crime
On duty: A Fairlawn, Ohio, policeman maintains traffic around a police barrier near the shooting this afternoon
'That's still under investigation,' he said.
Police are asking people to stay away from the area around Schocalog Road and Goodenough Avenue as the investigation continues.
There are four active crime scenes where police are investigating.
Copley Township is a town of about 14,000 people outside Akron, about 40 miles south of Cleveland in northeast Ohio.
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