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ERIE COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — Two people are dead following a shooting at an Erie County nursing home.
According to a press release from the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, it happened just before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at The Meadows at Osborn Park nursing home.
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According to the press release, the shooting happened when a 75-year-old man was visiting his 73-year-old wife, a patient at the facility. When the man entered the nursing home, he had a handgun in his possession that he hid from staff, according to the sheriff.
During the visit, nursing home staff members heard possible gunshots in the patient’s room. They soon discovered that both the husband and the wife were suffering from gunshot wounds.
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The nursing home’s medical staff began administering aid to the two victims until paramedics came on scene. The husband was taken to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries. The wife was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials report no other injuries. No one involved has been identified.
The Erie County Coroner responded to the scene. Both the husband and wife will be autopsied at the Lucas County Coroner’s Office in Toledo. This investigation is ongoing.