On 4-10-22 at 4:58 PM, the Marion Combined Dispatch Center received a report of a domestic related shooting in the 600 Block of Sugar Street. Officers arrived on scene two minutes later, locating two people in the front yard of the residence who were injured from apparent gunshot injuries.
A twenty-four-year-old female was transported to Marion General Hospital and later died from injuries sustained in the assault. A thirty-six-year-old male was transported to Marion General Hospital and later flown by Med-Flight to a Columbus area hospital. He was listed in critical condition.
Numerous residents in the neighborhood were outside when this incident occurred and while the investigation is on-going, preliminary information indicates that the male subject shot the female and then turned the gun on himself.
Marion Police Officers and Detectives continue to work this investigation as of the dissemination of this release. If anyone has information related to this incident, they are asked to contact the Marion Police Department at 740-387-2525. Information can also be provided anonymously by calling the Tips Line at 740- 375-TIPS (8477).
4/11/22 UPDATE
MPD is updating the original release to identify the involved parties in yesterday’s homicide on Sugar Street.
Victim- Katlyn Cole, age 24 of Marion
Suspect- Seth Nead, age 36 of Marion
MPD was notified that Nead passed away today in a Columbus hospital as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound sustained in yesterday’s incident.