The Mansfield Division of Police responded to a 911 call for assistance at 398 S. Diamond St, Wednesday evening August 3, 2022 at approximately 8:00PM, in reference to shots fired and multiple gunshot victims. Once in the area, officers located one victim inside a gray Hyundai sedan suffering from multiple bullet wounds and provided medical assistance until EMS arrived. The victim was transported to a local hospital where she underwent surgery and was left in the care of hospital staff. No further information on her condition is available at this time.
The investigation is active and we are still in the process of determining what led up to the shooting. Preliminary indications are that there was some type of prior fight at the location one of the victims and the shooters. At some point, two of the victims returned to the scene and gun fire erupted and a third victim was shot.
The Hyundai then sped off and crashed into the residence at 166 Ford St. All the victims were transported to a local hospital where they underwent treatment for their injuries. There is no further information on their conditions at this time.
We are asking that anyone who may have seen the initial altercation and/or the shooting to please call Det. R. Swisher at (419) 755-9724.
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