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Police Say Teen Responsible for Ohio Farmhouse Deaths
Scott Moody Shot His Grandparents, Mom, and Two Friends Before Killing Himself
By NICK JULIANO, AP
AP
Scott Moody would have graduated from High School on Sunday.
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BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (May 30) - An 18-year-old who was about to graduate from high school is believed to have fatally shot his grandparents, mother and two family friends before killing himself, authorities said Monday.
Logan County Sheriff Michael Henry said he was unsure if authorities would ever find out why Scott Moody committed the shootings early Sunday morning, ''but we're going to try.'' The rampage at neighboring farmhouses came just hours after a party to celebrate the pending graduation.
Moody's younger sister was wounded and was in critical condition on Monday.
Sheriff Michael Henry identified the victims as Moody's grandparents Sharyl Shafer, 66, and Gary Shafer, 67, who were found dead in one farmhouse; and Moody's mother, Sheri Shafer, 37, and two friends, Megan Karus, 19, and Paige Harshbarger, 14. They were found dead in the other home along with the wounded survivor, 15-year-old Stacy Moody, and the body of Moody himself.
The victims were shot with a .22-caliber rifle, Henry said.
Henry said Stacy Moody called a friend on her cell phone and the friend then called authorities at 10:46 a.m. Sunday.
Scott Moody and Karus were to have graduated Sunday afternoon from Riverside High School in nearby De Graff, the sheriff's office said. The school held commencement as scheduled, and school officials announced the shootings to the crowd afterward.
The two farmhouses are about a quarter-mile apart along a two-lane state route northwest of Columbus, and the same family owns both, authorities said. Fields where corn and soybeans are grown surround the white-paneled, two-story homes, each of which was marked by a ''no trespassing'' sign.
Detectives were interviewing friends and family members of the victims. ''I've being doing this for 35 years and I've never seen anything like this,'' Logan County Sheriff's Lt. Chuck Stout said.
People in the community of 13,000 drifted in and out of the sheriff's office, hugging and crying, throughout the afternoon. One woman nearly collapsed moments after arriving and speaking with people at the office. Deputies had to help her inside.
''Dealing with a small community like this, everyone knows everyone,'' the sheriff said.
AP-NY-05-30-05 1243EDT
Scott Moody Shot His Grandparents, Mom, and Two Friends Before Killing Himself
By NICK JULIANO, AP
AP
Scott Moody would have graduated from High School on Sunday.
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050529151209990001
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (May 30) - An 18-year-old who was about to graduate from high school is believed to have fatally shot his grandparents, mother and two family friends before killing himself, authorities said Monday.
Logan County Sheriff Michael Henry said he was unsure if authorities would ever find out why Scott Moody committed the shootings early Sunday morning, ''but we're going to try.'' The rampage at neighboring farmhouses came just hours after a party to celebrate the pending graduation.
Moody's younger sister was wounded and was in critical condition on Monday.
Sheriff Michael Henry identified the victims as Moody's grandparents Sharyl Shafer, 66, and Gary Shafer, 67, who were found dead in one farmhouse; and Moody's mother, Sheri Shafer, 37, and two friends, Megan Karus, 19, and Paige Harshbarger, 14. They were found dead in the other home along with the wounded survivor, 15-year-old Stacy Moody, and the body of Moody himself.
The victims were shot with a .22-caliber rifle, Henry said.
Henry said Stacy Moody called a friend on her cell phone and the friend then called authorities at 10:46 a.m. Sunday.
Scott Moody and Karus were to have graduated Sunday afternoon from Riverside High School in nearby De Graff, the sheriff's office said. The school held commencement as scheduled, and school officials announced the shootings to the crowd afterward.
The two farmhouses are about a quarter-mile apart along a two-lane state route northwest of Columbus, and the same family owns both, authorities said. Fields where corn and soybeans are grown surround the white-paneled, two-story homes, each of which was marked by a ''no trespassing'' sign.
Detectives were interviewing friends and family members of the victims. ''I've being doing this for 35 years and I've never seen anything like this,'' Logan County Sheriff's Lt. Chuck Stout said.
People in the community of 13,000 drifted in and out of the sheriff's office, hugging and crying, throughout the afternoon. One woman nearly collapsed moments after arriving and speaking with people at the office. Deputies had to help her inside.
''Dealing with a small community like this, everyone knows everyone,'' the sheriff said.
AP-NY-05-30-05 1243EDT
