OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio — A mother and son died, and a woman was injured, in a shooting in Olmsted Falls that authorities are calling a deadly domestic dispute.
Police responded near the intersection of Brentwood Drive and Bagley Road just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday after dispatchers received a call about shots being fired.
Officers say they found a critically injured woman outside the house when they arrived, as well as an armed suspect, later identified as 47-year-old Jamie L. McFarland, who was barricaded inside the home.
McFarland's mother, Rita M. Galyas, 69, is the woman who was shot. She was given aid and transported to Southwest General Hospital, where she later died.
A third person, the homeowner, who is the suspect's 64-year-old ex-girlfriend, escaped to a nearby house for help, according to police. She has non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment. She has been released.
Police say McFarland refused to communicate, and the SWAT team was called. Police spent hours trying to contact McFarland. After unsuccessful attempts, they entered the home and found him dead in the basement from what investigators believe are self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Police say no officers fired their weapons during the incident.
