MANCHESTER, Ohio — Two people have been charged in connection to a triple shooting that resulted in two dead and a third person airlifted to the hospital Thursday afternoon, Adams County Sheriff Kimmie Rogers said.
David Johnson, 46, is charged with two counts of murder while Tabitha Johnson was charged with tampering with evidence in connection to the murders. Prosecutors said the two are a married couple; both are currently being held in the Adams County jail.
Steve Irwin with the Ohio BCI said after 4 p.m. its Crime Scene Unit and Specials Investigations Unit responded to a home on W 6th Street in Manchester for a reported shooting. Two people were found dead inside the home. A third person was airlifted to UC Medical Center, where they remain in serious condition.
Family and friends of Jimmy Shoemaker identified him as one of the two people killed.
"He was a funny guy," said Meghann Fast, a co-worker of Shoemaker's. "I mean, always had a story to tell, you know, if you needed something, he'd give you the shirt off his back."
Rogers said a woman identified as Sharon Mozingo was also killed in the shooting. Adams County Prosecutor Aaron Haslam released on Monday the two killed were Mozingo and Shoemaker.
The third person shot was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Manchester Police Chief Dakota Brown said the mayor had staff lock down the community building immediately following the shooting for the "sole purpose of their safety," while information was distributed. Brown specified that the town itself was not put under lockdown, though.
"It's a tragic, traumatic event," Brown said. "Because, you know, when you're in a small town, everybody knows everybody. So you know, it's not just a victim. That's somebody's family, that's somebody's sister, somebody's brother."
Brown said a grief counseling team and specialist is coming in to talk to the first responders who dealt with the call.
The BCI's investigation into the shooting remains active and ongoing.
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