Police say man shot his wife, then shot himself in standoff

A police standoff occurred July 14 at a Grafton home after police say a man shot his wife and later killed himself.

About 9:59 a.m. a 53-year-old woman approached a Grafton police officer conducting a traffic detail in the 300 Block of North Main Street.

The woman reported to the officer that she had been shot by her husband, and the shooting occurred in the 1000 block of Hunters Chase, according to a news release.

The woman had visible gunshot wounds to the upper part of her body. Officers rendered first aid to the victim.

The initial investigation indicated that her husband, a 60-year-old man, arrived at the couple’s home on Hunters Chase and confronted his wife about their separation.

When his wife indicated that she did not want to reconcile, the man attempted to trap her in their garage. The woman was able to exit the garage and onto the driveway of the home, where her husband chased her and began shooting at her, striking her approximately three times, the release said.

The woman was able to get into her vehicle and flee

The woman was able to get into her vehicle and flee the scene, as her husband continued to shoot, striking her vehicle.

the scene, as her husband continued to shoot, striking her vehicle. After fleeing the scene, the woman drove to the officer’s location and reported the incident.

Officers from the Grafton Police Department, LaGrange Police Department and the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office set up a perimeter at the Hunters Chase scene, until the Lorain County SWAT team and negotiators arrived.

Contact could not be made with the man, and he ultimately was located in the garage of the home, where he was deceased from a single, self-inflicted gun shot wound.

The woman was transported to the hospital by Grafton EMS, where she was treated for non life threatening injuries.