An 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on May 20.
The Mansfield Division of Police is investigating. Around 10:38 p.m., officers received a call about a shooting at 794 W. Third St., according to Mansfield Police Chief Jason Bammann.
When officers arrived, they located the victim, Le’ondra Messner, 18, inside the residence, the news release said.
It appeared that she had sustained gunshot wound(s). She was taken to OhioHealth and succumbed to her injuries.
“At this time, it appears the gunshots were fired from close range outside the residence through a window near where the victim was located at the time of the shooting,” Bammann said. “It is still very early in the investigation, and detectives are continuing to piece together the details.”
If anyone has information on this incident, please contact Mansfield Police Detective Sgt. Jarrod Kingsborough at 419-755-9729.
Bob Ball, an investigator with the Richland County Coroner’s Office, said the woman’s body will be taken to Montgomery County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
Contact Lou Whitmire at 419-521-7223. She can be reached on X at @lwhitmir.
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Mansfield police investigating homicide of 18-year-old woman
Reporting by Lou Whitmire, Mansfield News Journal / Mansfield News Journal
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