911 call: Heath shooting victim shot himself

HEATH - A double shooting that left a man dead and a woman injured remains under investigation.

The shooting was reported on the 1100 block of Conn Way Drive around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

The home's owner, 79-year-old Frederick J. DeVito, was pronounced dead early Thursday morning at the home.

A woman who lived in the home, 69-year-old Victoria Corson, was also shot. Her injuries were not life threatening and she was treated and released from Licking Memorial Hospital within hours.

Police and medics were called to the home by Corson shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday. On the 911 call, Corson said DeVito "got a gun and he shot himself."

Corson told the dispatchers she had tried to get the gun away from DeVito and was shot in the arm in the process.

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She said DeVito then shot himself and was on a bed inside the home.

DeVito was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was transported to the Licking County Coroner's Office, where an autopsy will be performed.

Heath Police Chief Dave Haren said nothing is being ruled out at this point in the investigation, which is still in the early stages.

Haren said police had no history of calls to the DeVito residence.

DeVito previously owned DeVito's Motors on Ohio 79.