CROTON -- A man shot his girlfriend
before killing himself Tuesday night at their
Croton residence, according to the Licking
County Sheriff's Office.
Timothy S. Combs, 49, and Mary R.
Johnson, 34, were arguing in an upstairs
bedroom of 89 S. High St. before Combs
apparently shot her, then himself, Licking
County Sheriff's Office Capt. Dave Starling
said.
Both died of single gunshot wounds about
8:25 p.m. Tuesday, according to a sheriff's
office news release.
Mary Johnson's two boys, ages 11 and 16,
and her mother were downstairs watching
television when the shootings occurred,
according to a 911 call placed by Mary
Johnson's mother. One child went upstairs
to see what happened and found the
bodies, Starling said.
Combs and Johnson had a history of verbal
disputes, but violence was not typical,
Starling said. The shootings remain under
investigation.
Mary Johnson was a Northridge High School
graduate and worked as a stylist at Split
Ends in Johnstown.
The 211 crisis hotline offers confidential
assistance anytime for people considering
suicide or facing other crises at 211 or
(740) 345-HELP.
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