MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — A suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting a woman in the head inside a Middletown home Sunday. Middletown police have identified him as Richard Shelby Adkins.
He was charged with Felonious Assault and is being held in the Middletown City Jail. A judge Monday set his bond at $500,000. If convicted, he could face thousands of dollars in fines and between two to eight years in prison, according to the judge.
The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. on the 2100 block of Howard Avenue. Several neighbors told WCPO that they heard a scream.
"I didn't know what was going on at the time," said Jacalynn, who lives on the street. She declined to provide her last name.
Police have not identified the victim or provided an update on her condition. She was transported to the Atrium Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.
Police said that Adkins ran to the 2000 block of Pearl Avenue after the shooting and demanded a man take off his clothes and switch clothing with him.
He was apprehended on the 1700 block of Lawn Avenue.
Jacalynn said she was focused on keeping her kids safe when she heard the dispute.
"I was trying to keep everybody calm," she said. "I gotta keep everybody protected."
"I was actually shocked at first because I didn't expect it," said another neighbor, Marcus Day. "Like it was just out of nowhere."
Day was at the store when the shooting took place.
"When I was a kid, this city was great and I've seen it go downhill," he said.
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