Incident

10-02-2016 Ohio Galena 1-1

Location

October 02, 2016

Northbound Rest Area
Incident Address
Galena, Ohio

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Alexander Melchert
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Injured
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Shawn A Johnson
  • Age: 25
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Wounded/Injured
  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Suicide^
  • Officer Involved Incident
  • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
  • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff

Notes

Shooter on park bench at rest stop; hits man coming out of restroom 6 times; critical; police chase ends in Richland County, wreck; shooter commits suicide; police say this was a random act;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Unknown

District

Congressional District: 12
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 68