LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) - Authorities in central Ohio say three people - including an off-duty police officer - were killed in a murder-suicide shooting overnight.
Police in Lancaster, southeast of Columbus, said in a statement that 38-year-old Stephanie Adams and 56-year-old Randy Bartow were found inside the woman's home early Tuesday and pronounced dead at the scene.
Lancaster police Chief Dave Bailey said authorities believe 40-year-old Kevin Adams fired the shots. He was found alive but died shortly afterward at a hospital.
All are believed to have died from gunshots.
Police say Kevin and Stephanie Adams were granted a divorce in May.
Bailey said Bartow, who lived in nearby Logan, was an off-duty Lancaster police officer. He said Bartow had been on the force since 1993 and was "a very popular and successful officer."
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LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) - Authorities in central Ohio say three people - including an off-duty police officer - were killed in a murder-suicide shooting overnight.
Police in Lancaster, southeast of Columbus, said in a statement that 38-year-old Stephanie Adams and 56-year-old Randy Bartow were found inside the home early Tuesday and pronounced dead at the scene. Police said 40-year-old Kevin Adams was found alive but died shortly afterward at a hospital.
All had been shot at Stephanie Adams' residence, but police have not released details. The police statement said Kevin and Stephanie Adams were divorced in May.
Multiple media outlets reported Tuesday that Bartow, who lived in nearby Logan, was an off-duty Lancaster police officer, but the department has yet to confirm it.
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