A 40-year-old man was detained following an accidental shooting at a Kroger in Warren County on Friday night.
An earlier News Center 7 report stated that the incident occurred at the Kroger in the 5000 block of State Route 48 at 7:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, cops discovered two victims with minor injuries. They were hospitalized and are now in stable condition.
Preliminary investigations, according to Hamilton Township Police Chief Scott Hughes, indicate that the victims sustained their injuries in the store’s entryway or vestibule.
The gunfire came from outside the store, most likely from a nearby home. Hughes clarified that the gunshot was an accident.
On Saturday morning, the Hamilton Township Police Department stated on social media that 40-year-old Hamilton Township resident Jayson Hall had been arrested in connection with the shooting.
Hall was arrested under multiple charges, including:
- Two counts of Assault (fourth-degree felony)
- Two counts of Negligent Assault (third-degree misdemeanor)
- One count of Inducing Panic (fourth-degree felony)
- One count of Improperly Discharging a Firearm (first-degree misdemeanor)
He is now being held at Warren County Jail.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Inquiry (BCI) was asked to help with this inquiry, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) also offered to help.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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