The Columbus Dispatch
Police received a 911 call about 5:27 p.m. from a passerby about a gunshot victim outside a long, white apartment house. We found multiple victims, West Jefferson Police Chief Christopher Floyd said Monday night. Earlier at the scene, he told reporters at the scene that three victims were found dead inside, but would not say how many victims were found outside the residence.
Floyd said the shooting occurred sometime between 1 p.m. and the 911 call just before 5:30 p.m.
A motive is unknown and there was no information on any suspect. Victims have not been identified. We don t know at this point if it was a robbery gone bad or what it was, Floyd said. He did say it was not a drive-by shooting.
People who live and work in West Jefferson expressed shock Tuesday after learning that four people had been fatally shot Monday.
West Jefferson Police Chief Christopher Floyd told reporters on Tuesday that four people were killed in the shooting late Monday afternoon three found inside and one found outside near the entry door to an apartment house on the 100 block of Jackson Street just north of Burnham Street.
On Tuesday afternoon, police identified the victims: Andrew Thomas Swindall, 45, of West Jefferson; Shawn A. Wright, 45, and Leon Billy Daniels, 38, both of London, and Jamie Danielle Lavender, 30, Springfield.
No suspects or further information, such as which three of the dead were inside and which one was outside, was released Tuesday afternoon.
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Ohio police: At least 3 people dead in apparent shooting
May 24, 2021
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WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (AP) At least three people were found dead Monday at an Ohio home following an apparent shooting, police said.
Authorities responding to the scene at about 5:30 p.m. found multiple gunshot victims inside and outside of a duplex residence in West Jefferson, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
The newspaper said West Jefferson Police Chief Christopher Floyd told reporters at the scene Monday evening that three victims were found dead inside the home, but he would not say how many were found dead outside.
None of the victims were immediately identified. It wasn t immediately clear how many people were killed, or whether any victims survived.
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