WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Police have arrested a man accused of shooting a woman inside an apartment in West Chester.
Officers responded to The Highlands of West Chester apartment complex on the 6700 block of Fountains Boulevard at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday following a report of a woman shot. Police said the woman was taken to West Chester Hospital. Her injuries are not life-threatening.
According to a 911 call made by someone else at the scene, the victim didn't know the shooter. The caller said a man came into the apartment with a gun. They tried to wrestle the gun away from him and the caller said one woman was shot in the back.
"He came in, guessing he came into the wrong building," the caller said. "He had a gun, so we tried to wrestle him."
The woman can be heard in the background of the call asking police to hurry and saying she cannot breathe.
"Tell them I can't breathe ... please hurry up, I have a 4-year-old," she said.
The caller told police the man drove away after the shooting but left his cell phone at the apartment, however at a press conference Thursday morning, police would not confirm if a cellphone was left at the scene.
Cincinnati native Courtney Montgomery, 33, was arrested just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault.
Police previously reported that Montgomery was accused of breaking into the apartment, however, as of now, investigators said they aren't able to confirm how he got into the building.
"We haven't determined whether the door was just unlocked. And he walked in, or if he was actually invited in. Like I said, we'll have to follow back up and determine was this an unknown," said West Chester Police Department Chief Joel Herzog.
According to investigators, three people were in the apartment at the time of the shooting. They believe a 25-year-old woman was the one who was shot. There was also a 22-year-old and a 4-year-old. Both were unharmed.
This is an ongoing investigation and will be updated once more information becomes available.
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