The rampage — which was apparently rooted in a domestic dispute — left bodies strewn across an otherwise quiet neighborhood in Copley Township beginning at about 11:00 am (1500 GMT) Sunday morning.
Gilbert Elie came outside at the sound of the shots and moaning to discover the bloodied bodies of two of his neighbors — Russell and Gudrun Johnson — lying in their driveway.
He went to check on them and saw a woman lying over a teenaged girl — as if to protect her — inside a black minivan. They...Read Full Story
USA TodayOhio town pulls together in vigil after rampageCBS NewsBambi Lynn of Fairlawn, Ohio, wipes away tears during a prayer vigil at Copley Community Park in Copley Township, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2011. (AP) COPLEY, Ohio - Police and neighbors are working to piece together a shooting rampage that ended with the deaths ...Ohio shooting: 11-year-old among killer's 8 victimsMirror.co.ukPolice, neighbors piecing together Ohio rampageAtlanta Journal ConstitutionPolice, neighbors piecing together Ohio...Read Full Story
CBC.caLIVE: News conference in Copley shootingsWKYC-TVAP COPLEY -- Autopsies are scheduled to begin this morning for seven people killed in a shooting spree Sunday in Copley. The gunman died in a shootout with police. Authorities plan to hold a news conference at noon. You can watch live coverage here on ...Police work to unravel motive in Ohio shooting rampageKATU8 People Killed During Ohio Shooting9&10 NewsNKY Father, Son Among Dead In Shooting RampageWLWT CincinnatiWYTV -NewsNet5.com -Los...Read Full Story
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(CNN) — Authorities (Free-Pr-Online.com) are expected to offer more details during a noon news conference Monday about a shooting spree in northeastern Ohio where a man gunned down seven people before he was killed by police.
The shootings occurred shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday in Copley Township, about seven miles west of Akron, according to the Copley Police Department.
According to a news release from the department, the shootings began at one house where the gunman...Read Full Story
Control supposed he shot an eighth person here and gone, lone to walk into a gunfight outside with a control police officer and a resident who had been a control police officer. Neighbors supposed with the aim of the inactive integrated an 11-year-old boy and with the aim of by slightest three victims were from single category. The Akron alarm Journal reported with the aim of Copley-Fairlawn discipline administrator Brian Poe believed he was told by a township trustee with the aim of two...Read Full Story
Akron Beacon JournalSummit County program marks 40 years of helping crime victimsAkron Beacon JournalBob Denton, Copley Police Chief Michael Mier and Copley Police officer Ben Campbell after the presentation of the Law Enforcement Merit Award to Mier at the Victim Rights luncheon at the Greek Community Center on Tuesday in Akron.
Rothrock Road Closure Case Moved to June 1Patch.comOn Thursday, Summit County Common Pleas Judge Alison McCarty moved the case of Copley Township v. Fairlawn from April 30 to June 1. Fairlawn City Council President Russ Sharnsky said he didn't know why the case was moved. According to the court docket, ...and more »
Copley trustees explore options for abating Janwood Drive floodingAkron Leader PublicationsBy Pam Lifke COPLEY — Township trustees are exploring options to correct a drainage problem that has caused flooding on Janwood Drive. Summit County Engineer Alan Brubaker appeared before trustees at the May 2 meeting to give an assessment of the ...
BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A Copley woman was seriously injured early today when her car went off the road and hit a tree. The State Highway Patrol said Macy Emma Mruk, 18, was ejected through the sunroof of the car when it rolled over after hitting ...
Copley Township residents soon will have a centralized location to drop off their recyclable materials. Service Director Mark Mitchell received authorization at the April 18 trustees’ meeting to build a recycling center between the police department and ...
Mormonism grows; devotion begins in youthKansas City Star"I found the Book of Mormon to be one of the most hopeful doctrines, in saying that, by and large, there is a place for everyone in heaven," said Talley, of Copley Township. "As I read it, for the first time in my life, I was hearing the voice of God.and more »
Mormonism grows; devotion begins in youthBellingham Herald"I found the Book of Mormon to be one of the most hopeful doctrines, in saying that, by and large, there is a place for everyone in heaven," said Talley, of Copley Township. "As I read it, for the first time in my life, I was hearing the voice of God.and more »
NRCC says Betty Sutton supported rioting at Occupy Wall Street eventPolitiFactBetty Sutton, a Democrat from Copley Township near Akron. Redistricting put her into battle this fall against fellow Rep. Jim Renacci of Wadsworth. In an email, the NRCC blasted Sutton for not immediately denouncing the accused anarchists and noted ...and more »
BASEBALL: Barberton rallies from early deficitSportsInk.comCOPLEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The Barberton Magics started slowly but recovered quickly and held on for an 8-4 baseball victory over Copley on Saturday. “When we don't give things away we're a good ballclub,” Barberton coach Jeff Saylor said.
Natural gas is a steal, but heating-oil users are out in the coldLexington Herald LeaderBy BETTY LIN-FISHER — Akron Beacon Journal But the couple heat their rural Copley Township, Ohio, home with a wood-burning stove and heating oil, which is essentially diesel fuel. So while friends and relatives who heat their homes with natural gas ...and more »
A gunman shot 8 people in early August 2011 in Copley, Ohio. The gunman was shot and killed by authorities in an attempt to end the bloodshed. The August 7th shootings occurred around 11 a.m. in Copley Township, about 7 miles west of Akron, according to the Copley Police Department.