Neighbor reports boy told her he had shot and killed his mother, sheriff says
HOLMESVILLE, Ohio — A 10-year-old boy is in juvenile custody after telling a neighbor that he had shot and killed his mother, an Ohio sheriff said Monday.
Deborah McVay, 46, was found dead of a single gunshot wound to the head Sunday night in Big Prairie, located about midway between Cleveland and Columbus, said Holmes County Sheriff Tim Zimmerly. Paramedics found McVay lying facedown on her living room floor, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, Zimmerly said.
Authorities went to the home after a neighbor called a sheriff's dispatcher to say McVay's son had come to her home and said he had just shot his mother.
McVay's body was transported to the Stark County Coroner's office for an autopsy. The sheriff said McVay's 15-year-old daughter is currently staying with relatives. It is unclear whether she witnessed the shooting.
The 10-year-old boy is being held in Richland County Juvenile Detention and will appear in court Monday afternoon. A woman who answered the phone at McVay's home said she had no comment and hung up.
Authorities are investigating what may have caused the shooting.
People are nuts around here... I know they're transplants but still they're here.
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ReplyDeleteWhere did that comment come from? This shooting happened in Ohio.
Hey, Anonymous 2:21 PM, the story took place in HOLMESVILLE, Ohio, not here. The only apparent transplant that I see, is the one you apparently made between your head and your ass. Read the complete story before you comment the next time, including where it originated.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the ten year old boy, you always have to wonder what drives a child this young to do something this extreme. It has to be really a sad day for every family member left to deal with the aftermath of such a tragedy.
2:21
ReplyDeleteGlad you think so highly of your "neighbors". Jeesh, this stuff sadly happens everywhere, and it does not matter where you are from!