Springfield Police: 3 shots fired during altercation between family members

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

Springfield police say a man fired three shots at a family member after the man tried to stop him from hitting his wife.

Police began their investigation Monday night at around 7:30 p.m. when they responded to a home on the 2100 block of Gladden Avenue. There, they spoke with a man who said he witnessed his sister’s husband beating on her and he wanted to stop it.

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“(The victim) stated that (the suspect) became upset and started throwing things at (his wife),” the report says. “When she attempted to run away from him towards the east side of the house, (the man) chased after her and began to punch (her) in the head.”

The suspect could not be located Monday night and was not arrested, so the Springfield News-Sun is not immediately naming him.

When the victim tried to stop the suspect, the police report says the suspect took out a black semi-automatic pistol and pointed it at the victim.

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“(The suspect) ran around the driver’s side of the truck and fired a shot at (the victim) which missed and struck the house where a number of family members were inside,” the report says.

The man fired two more shots and got into an altercation with the victim before leaving the scene, according to the report.

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The investigation is ongoing.

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