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Sheriff: 2 charged after shooting in Adams County leaves 2 people dead, 1 injured

Sheriff: 2 charged after shooting in Adams County leaves 2 people dead, 1 injured
THANK YOU. LEADING THE WAY ON BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. TWO PEOPLE FACING CHARGES AFTER A DOUBLE HOMICIDE IN ADAMS COUNTY. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S RACHEL HERXHEIMER HAS BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THIS HAPPENED. DIGGING INTO WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING. SHE JOINS US FROM MANCHESTER WITH WHAT WE’RE LEARNING. THIS IS A VILLAGE WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYONE. MOST OF THE PEOPLE I’VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH TODAY TELL ME THEY KNEW THE VICTIMS. THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED AND WHAT THE MOTIVE WAS ON A QUIET CORNER IN MANCHESTER. THE CLEANUP BEGINS. JUST 24 HOURS AGO, CRIME TAPE BLOCKED OFF PARTS OF SIXTH STREET. THIS IS A LOUD BANG AND I WAS AT WORK AND IT WAS. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY. IT WAS REALLY CLOSE. ANGELA AVNER WAS AROUND THE CORNER WHEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG. WE LIVE AROUND WOODS. I HEAR GUNSHOTS ALL THE TIME, BUT THIS IS PRETTY CLOSE. SO IT WAS SCARY. THE ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONFIRMS THREE PEOPLE WERE SHOT THURSDAY. TWO OF THEM WERE KILLED. JAMES SHOEMAKER AND A WOMAN WHOSE IDENTITY HASN’T BEEN RELEASED YET. OHIO’S BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS TAKING OVER THE CASE. IT CONFIRMS THE THIRD PERSON IS IN STABLE CONDITION AT THE HOSPITAL. HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN IN THIS TOWN MAKES EVERYBODY WORRIED. THESE KILLINGS HIT CLOSE TO HOME FOR JESSICA SHOEMAKER. SHE SAYS SHE WAS SEPARATED FROM JAMES BUT STILL MARRIED. HE WOULD HELP MY OLDEST SON WITH HIS HOMEWORK OR MY DAUGHTER. HE WAS TEACHING MY YOUNGEST HOW TO RIDE HIS NAME AND HIS NUMBERS. THE ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CASE. DAVID JOHNSON IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MURDER AND TABITHA JOHNSON HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE. THEY’RE BEING HELD AT THE CLINTON COUNTY JAIL. REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION THAT WENT DOWN, NONE OF IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THEY SHOULDN’T TAKE SOMEBODY’S LIFE OVER SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FIXED. AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, JESSICA IS HOLDING ON TO HOPE THAT JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED. HE WAS A GOOD PERSON. HE WOULD GIVE THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK TO ANYBODY. THIS DOUBLE HOMICIDE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY BCI AND I AM TOLD MORE CHARGES COULD BE FILED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
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Sheriff: 2 charged after shooting in Adams County leaves 2 people dead, 1 injured
Two people have been charged after a shooting in Adams County left two people dead on Thursday. The double homicide happened near Sixth Street in Manchester, Ohio, on Thursday.In an update Friday, the Adams County Sheriff's Office identified one of the victims as James Shoemaker. The sheriff's office is still working to identify the second victim, only identifying her as an adult female. A third person shot was taken to the hospital, and they're in stable condition, the sheriff's office said. Two people have been charged in connection with the shooting. David Johnson has been charged with two counts of murder. Tabitha Johnson has been charged with tampering with evidence and obstructing justice. They are both being held at the Clinton County Jail and will be transferred to Adams County Jail at a later date.According to BCI, the Adams County sheriff requested investigators from the BCI Crime Scene Unit and Special Investigations Unit to investigate the double homicide. At this time, it is not known what led up to the incident. The sheriff's office said a third victim is in serious condition.

Two people have been charged after a shooting in Adams County left two people dead on Thursday.

The double homicide happened near Sixth Street in Manchester, Ohio, on Thursday.

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In an update Friday, the Adams County Sheriff's Office identified one of the victims as James Shoemaker. The sheriff's office is still working to identify the second victim, only identifying her as an adult female.

A third person shot was taken to the hospital, and they're in stable condition, the sheriff's office said.

Two people have been charged in connection with the shooting.

David Johnson has been charged with two counts of murder. Tabitha Johnson has been charged with tampering with evidence and obstructing justice.

They are both being held at the Clinton County Jail and will be transferred to Adams County Jail at a later date.

According to BCI, the Adams County sheriff requested investigators from the BCI Crime Scene Unit and Special Investigations Unit to investigate the double homicide.

At this time, it is not known what led up to the incident. The sheriff's office said a third victim is in serious condition.