Police: Man with concealed carry permit shoots 62-year-old who shot child

Rebecca Butts | The Cincinnati Enquirer

An argument between a man and a woman turned into a gunfight when he began shooting at her family in Cincinnati on Sunday night, police said.

Thomas McCary, 62, and Jeaneta Walker argued outside an apartment complex in on Holland Drive before McCary began shooting from a .38 special handgun around 8 p.m., police said.

Walker was outside with her brother, Patrick Ewing, and her 1-year-old son at the time.

Ewing has a concealed carry permit and returned fire. Ewing fired three shots, hitting McCary in the leg, police said.

After he was shot, McCary went inside his home and emerged with another handgun, police said.

With a gun in each hand, McCary resumed shooting at Ewing, Walker and her 1-year-old son, and Asia Young, police said. The two women and child ran inside to avoid being shot.

Ewing stayed outside and continued to shoot at McCary "in an attempt to divert his attention away from his relatives," according to court documents.

McCary fired several more rounds and then retreated into his apartment.

Police arrested McCary around 2:30 a.m.

He faces four counts of felonious assault and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.