More than three people are dead following a shooting Monday afternoon in West Jefferson, Madison County.
Police received a 911 call about 5:27 p.m. from a passerby about a gunshot victim outside a long, white apartment house at the west end bend of the 100 block of Jackson Street, north of Burnham Street in the village. We found multiple victims, West Jefferson Police Chief Christopher Floyd said Monday night.
He earlier told reporters at the scene Monday evening that three victims were found dead inside, but would not say how many were dead outside on the north end of the residence.
Floyd said the shooting occurred sometime between 1 p.m. and the 911 call just before 5:30 p.m.
And more changes are coming. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther s is expected to name a new police chief this week the first ever to be hired from outside the division s ranks.
But the changes in the last year are a drop in the bucket compared to what needs to be done, according to local activists.
Hana Abdur-Rahim, an organizer with the Black Abolitionist Collective of Ohio, called the city’s actions performative. She said community members have pushed for a civilian police review board for years, and she believes it’s telling that the city didn’t move forward with it until after Floyd’s death.