LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- A 23-year-old man shot and wounded his girlfriend early Friday, then fatally shot himself, according to police.

The 21-year-old woman is in critical condition at MetroHealth's Intensive Care Unit, police said. Police have not released her name.

The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. at a home in the 1400 block of Olivewood Avenue, just south of Detroit Avenue.

Amer Atef Ahman's father called 911 and told the dispatcher that his son had shot his girlfriend after an argument and that his son had left, according to police.

He told the dispatcher that the woman was shot in the head and that she was breathing and unconscious, according to the 911 call.

Police found Ahman in the backyard of a neighboring home. He ran behind a house shot himself, according to police.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner was called to the scene to investigate the death. Additional information about the shooting has not yet been released.

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