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Nursing home resident, 70, angry that his requests for reparations were not met, opens fire on staff
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Nursing home resident, 70, angry that his requests for reparations were not met, opens fire on staff

The shooting occurred at the Windy Acres senior retirement center in New London, Ohio, on Friday, November 8 (Fox 8 Cleveland).

The shooting occurred at the Windy Acres senior retirement center in New London, Ohio, on Friday, November 8 (Fox 8 Cleveland).

A man opened fire at an assisted living facility in Ohio Last week he was identified as a 70-year-old resident who was allegedly angry that his requests for repairs were not being met.

Roger Murray, 70, shot two employees, wounding them, before taking his own life, the New London Police Department said in a statement. press release posted on their Facebook page.

“Murray, a resident of the complex, had submitted multiple repair requests for his apartment and felt that his requests were not being adequately addressed,” police said of the preliminary motive for the shooting. “I was further distressed by the matter due to a pending site inspection.”

The shooting unfolded shortly after 10:50 a.m. at the Windy Acres Senior Retirement Center on Friday, November 8. Police arrived and found the two injured employees locked in the main office.

The shooting occurred at the Windy Acres senior retirement center in New London, Ohio, on Friday, November 8 (Fox 8 Cleveland).The shooting occurred at the Windy Acres senior retirement center in New London, Ohio, on Friday, November 8 (Fox 8 Cleveland).

The shooting occurred at the Windy Acres senior retirement center in New London, Ohio, on Friday, November 8 (Fox 8 Cleveland).

Windy Acres office manager Lora Gahagan, 52, of New London, was shot in the torso, while Windy Acres maintenance employee Kenneth Hawk, 56, of Lorain County, suffered a head injury, police said in the news release.

The employees were treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and have since been released.

“We are pleased to report that both victims have been released from the hospital and are resting at home,” police said. “We want to praise them for their actions during that stressful situation.”

New London Police Chief Joe Hicks said the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community.

“What I want the community to know is that everyone in our community is safe,” he said. “This incident has nothing to do with our safety in New London.”

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