2011 Copley Township, Ohio shooting

Copley Township shootings
Michael Hance
Location	Copley Township, Ohio, USA
Date	August 7, 2011 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time Zone)
Attack type	Mass murder, home invasion
Weapons	Hi-Point .45 ACP pistol .357 Magnum revolver
Deaths	8 (including the perpetrator)
Non-fatal injuries	1
Perpetrator	Michael E. Hance

The Copley Township shooting was a mass murder conducted by Michael E. Hance, 51, in Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio on August 7, 2011. Seven people were shot dead before the gunman was shot and killed by Copley Police Officer Ben Campbell.

Description

Using two handguns, including a Hi-Point .45 ACP, which he bought from a pawn shop five days before, and a .357 Magnum six-shot revolver he bought from the same location in 2005, Hance shot seven people before shooting his girlfriend Rebecca K. Dieter, who was the only survivor. Hance shot and killed Autumn Johnson, 16, and her grandparents, Russell Johnson, 67 and Gudrun Johnson, 64. Craig Dieter, 51 — Rebecca's brother — and Amelia Shambaugh, 16, were also killed. Hance then chased Bryan Johnson, 44 — the father of Autumn Johnson — northward, and shot him to death in a nearby driveway.

Hance then followed victim Craig Dieter's son, 11-year-old Scott Dieter, into a neighboring house, where he was then shot and killed. As Hance was leaving the house, Officer Ben Campbell spotted him along with former Copley Township Policeman Keith Lavery and together they issued commands, which Hance ignored, raising his gun instead. In response, Campbell and Lavery shot at Hance with rounds from Campbells rifle ultimately killing Hance.^[1][2][3]

Victims

• Russell Lee Johnson, 67
• Gudrun Marie Scheiner Johnson, 64
• Bryan Richard Johnson, 44
• Autumn Marie Johnson, 16
• Amelia Lynn Shambaugh, 16
• Craig Brian Eric Dieter, 51
• Scott Calvin Dieter, 11

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