A woman is in the hospital and a man is dead after a shooting investigation in northern Franklin County.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio - A woman is in the hospital and a man is dead after a shooting investigation in northern Franklin County.

Sharon Township police and Franklin County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person at a home on Bertson Place, near Melyers Court around 2:50 Wednesday morning. By the time they arrived, the call changed to a report of a gunshot victim.

Officers found a woman outside with multiple wounds. Medical officials transported her to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Police did not have information on her condition.

Investigators also found a man dead inside the home with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. They also discovered a 2-year-old who was not harmed and later released to other family members.

The condition of the woman remains unknown.