Sheriff: Gunman kills Ohio police chief, 2 nursing home workers
Updated 1 hr 47 mins ago
KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio -- A gunman fatally shot the police chief of an Ohio village and two nursing home employees Friday, and the suspected gunman was also found dead, a sheriff said.
Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp identified the slain police chief as Steven Eric Disario, who headed the Kirkersville Police Department.
Disario, 36, had only been on the job for about three weeks, Thorp said. He said the chief was a father of six children, with a seventh on the way.
"It's a hard day for all of us," Thorp said.
Disario was responding to a report of a man with a gun, and his last radio communication said he had the suspect in sight, Thorp said.
Responding officers found Disario on the street and then investigated a report of a gunman in the nearby Pine Kirk Care Center, Thorp said.
Two employees of the center and the suspected gunman were found dead inside the nursing home, the sheriff said.
He said police weren't immediately able to positively identify the gunman and were trying to determine what, if any, relationship he had with the nursing home.
The shooting closed down the main street in the village, which was flooded with police officers from several surrounding agencies and with ambulances.
The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading the probe into what happened.
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Pine Kirk Care Center
Pine Kirk Care Center
Pine Kirk Care Center in Kirkersville, OH, is rated 3.3 stars overall.
It is a very small facility with 24 beds and has for-profit, individual ownership.
Pine Kirk Care Center is not part of a continuing care retirement community.
It participates in
Medicare and Medicaid.
205 East Main St.
PO Box 221
Kirkersville, Oh. 43033
740-927-3209
740-927-4822 fax
- Medicare and Medicaid Certified Skilled Nursing
- Admissions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Full range of therapeutic and social activities
- Family interaction is encouraged with the interdisciplinary team for care planning
- Family-like atmosphere in a small town setting
- Social activities including outings using our own transportation system
- Secured Facility
- Competitive daily rates
Pine Kirk & Utica Care Centers are licensed by the State of Ohio. We accept both men and women for extended and short term care. Each center is fully staffed to meet all of the physical, mental and emotional needs of our residents.
Pine Kirk & Utica Care Centers are able to accept difficult to place patients. We are equipped to handle Special Needs Patients with challenges such as brain injury, a behavior management problem, mental health issue, dementia or Alzheimer’s.
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