A 26-year-old man is in Perry Township police custody after shooting at his mother in the 4600 block of Seventh Street NW.

A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday morning after arguing with his mother over a heating pad and firing at a stairwell in his mother’s direction, police say.

Samuel T. Lorenz, 4607 Seventh St. NW, was arrested on felonious assault and domestic violence charges.

Shortly after 9 a.m., police responded to a domestic incident at the Seventh Street NW home. While officers were on the way, they were informed shots had been fired inside the home, according to Perry Township Police Chief Michael Pomesky.

“The situation was continuing to go in a negative direction,” he said.

Police were able to negotiate and get the mother out of the home and to an area of safety.

The mother and son were arguing about a heating pad, Pomesky said. He fired one shot from a handgun into a stairwell. It did not strike or injure the mother, but she was near the area, he said. The man barricaded himself in the basement for a short time.

“We were able to get him to surrender without using any force,” Pomesky said.

Lorenz was booked into the Stark County Jail.

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