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Woman shot overnight at Camden Township home

CAMDEN TOWNSHIP — A woman is in a Cleveland hospital with serious injuries and two men are in jail after a shooting overnight at a Camden Township home.

Jessica Tyrone, 24, is badly hurt but is expected to recover, according to Capt. John Reiber of the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office. Tyrone was still being evaluated Friday afternoon, so her specific condition was not yet known, according to a spokeswoman at MetroHealth Medical Center.

Tyrone was at her home, 18709 Gifford Road, drinking with David Underwood, 20, of North Ridgeville and Cadea Weaver, 20, of Lorain when Underwood fired a 12-gauge shotgun, apparently accidentally, according to Reiber. Tyrone was hit in the leg, arm, abdomen and face by the spray of birdshot pellets, Reiber said.

“They were apparently drinking and discharged the gun negligently,” Reiber said. “There is no indication it was intentional.”

Tyrone was first taken to Allen Community Hospital in Oberlin and was then LifeFlighted to MetroHealth, Reiber said.

Underwood is in custody, charged with obstructing official business, underage consumption, handling a weapon while intoxicated and negligent assault, according to Reiber. Weaver is charged with underage consumption.

According to Reiber, “this is pretty much a closed case,” unless there is a sudden change in Tyrone’’s condition.

Contact Rona Proudfoot at 329-7124 or rproudfoot@chroniclet.com.



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