BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Bath Township Police Chief Vito Sinopoli held a news conference Monday afternoon to ask for the public's help with the investigation into the Airbnb shooting that happened over the weekend, which left nine people injured.
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It happened in the 900 block of Top O Hill Drive in Bath Township.
Sinopoli said that nine people were injured, most of whom were shot. Two of the shooting victims have been released from the hospital. The conditions of the other victims are unknown at this time.
The home where the shooting occurred is an Airbnb with an out-of-state owner, who lives in Nevada. Sinopoli said the home in Bath, which is valued at more than $1 million, is her second home.
"She was unaware that this party was happening, so she's obviously concerned," Sinopoli said.
According to Sinopoli, the officers and EMS responded to the address after receiving multiple calls of shots fired at a party attended mostly by juveniles, some of whom are from other parts of the state.
"Shots were fired. Everybody just started running and ducking," one caller said to dispatch.
When police arrived at the house, most of the crowd scattered except for those who were injured.
What happened:
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The chief is asking the public for cell phone video of the scene to help identify how many shooters there were and what prompted the violence.
"Parents, please talk to your kids," Sinopoli said. "The video on their phone might be the key piece of evidence we need."
There's no current threat to the community, but officers remained on a heightened alert and are "diligently working on finding those responsible."
During the news conference, Bath Township Fire Chief Rob Campbell also spoke about EMS and firefighters responding to the scene.
Campbell said that first responders staged at the intersection of Yellow Creek Road near Top O Hill and created a casualty collection point. Police officers treated the victims at the scene and then brought the wounded down to EMS to transport them to the hospital.
According to Campbell, this was the first time the police and fire departments used the county's recently rewritten mass casualty plan, which he said worked well.
"This was the first activation of the most recent rewrite of the county mass casualty plan, which I am happy to report worked very well," Campbell said.
The home is still considered a crime scene and has not been released by the Ohio BCI.
Sinopoli said charges could be filed against the person who organized the party that turned violent, including for providing alcohol to minors. But for right now, the focus is on finding the people who opened fire.
"These individuals are extremely dangerous," Sinopoli said. "We are going to do everything we possibly can to find those reponsible."
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the police department's detective bureau at 330-666-3736 or Ohio BCI at 1-855-BCI-OHIO.
