A man suspected of shooting a woman in the head is dead following a three-hour standoff with SWAT units that ended early Sunday morning in Montville Township.

It's unclear how the man died or whether the woman found in a garage had survived the gunshot wound at the suburban residence about 2 miles south of Medina.



Montville police said in a news release Sunday morning that “information surrounding this incident is still being obtained and the investigation is still very fluid.” More details will be shared at a 1 p.m. Monday news conference at the Montville Police Department, 6665 Wadsworth Road, Medina.



A call was left with the chief of police in Montville regarding the condition of the woman, who was taken from a garage and flown by helicopter to a local trauma center.



Here’s what police say happened:



At 12:44 a.m., employees of the McDonald’s at 5867 Wooster-Pike Road witnessed an unclothed juvenile female in the parking lot as they left for the night. The girl said she was assaulted at a home in the 4700 block of Stockbridge Drive.



The fast-food workers called 911 then drove the girl to Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital.



With police headed to the house on Stockbridge, a security officer at Medina Hospital called to inform authorities that the girl said the man at the address had shot an adult female and that there were other minors in the home.



Dispatchers updated the officers on the dangers ahead. As they arrived, a dispatcher received another call, this time from the man at the house. He told the operator that he “had just shot a female in the head,” according to the police news release.



Converging on the garage, officers found the man standing near a woman with a gunshot wound to the head. The man refused to surrender and ran into the house.

Additional units were called. With more children thought to be inside, police set up a perimeter around the home. The Medina County SWAT Team was activated and the woman was taken from the garage to be transported by medical helicopter. A three-hour standoff ensued. SWAT finally entered the home and found the male dead. The news release did not explain how he appeared to have died.



“It is very important to us that we let our residents know that the incident is over and it is safe for them to continue their normal activities,” the Montville Police Department said in its public statement. “Officers will remain on scene gathering information and evidence throughout the day.”





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