2011 Copley Township, Ohio shooting

Copley Township shootings
Michael Hance
Location	Copley Township, Ohio, USA
Date	August 7, 2011 11 a.m. (Eastern Time Zone)
Attack type	Spree killing, home invasion
Weapon(s)	Hi-Point .45 ACP, .357 Magnum Revolver
Death(s)	8 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	1
Perpetrator	Michael E. Hance

The Copley Township shooting was a shooting spree conducted by Michael E. Hance, 51, in Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio. Seven people were shot dead before the gunman was shot and killed by the police. Using two handguns, including a Hi-Point .45 ACP, which he bought from a pawn shop five days before, and a .357 Magnum revolver he bought from the same location in 2005, Hance shot his girlfriend, Rebecca K. Dieter, 49, at 11 a.m. before shooting seven more people. Dieter is the only victim who survived. Hance allegedly shot and killed Autumn Johnson, 16, and her grandparents, Russell Johnson, 67 and Gudrun Johnson, 64. Craig Dieter, 51 — Rebecca's brother — and Amelia Shambaugh, 16, were also killed. Hance then chased Bryan Johnson, 44 — the father of Autumn Johnson — northward, where he was shot to death in a nearby driveway.

Hance then followed victim Craig Dieter's son, 11-year-old Scott Dieter, into a neighboring house where he was then shot and killed. As Hance was leaving the house, police surrounded him and issued some commands. He did not obey or go along with the commands, and opened fired on police. Police fired back at Hance and he was shot and killed.^[1][2][3]

References

1. ^ "Ohio police shoot man dead after 'domestic killings'". BBC News. August 7, 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14438221. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
2. ^ Leigh Remizowski (August 8 2011). "Police name suspect in Ohio shooting spree". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/08/ohio.shooting/. Retrieved August 08, 2011. 
3. ^ Police ID Copley Shooting Rampage Gunman, Chicago Tribune (August 8, 2011)