911 caller admits shooting and killing roommate in Bay Village

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio – Bay Village Police confirmed to News 5 that one person is dead after a shooting occurred at a home on Bassett Road around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

Westlake Police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are also assisting Bay Village Police in the investigation.

In a 911 call sent to News 5, the caller admitted to dispatchers that she shot her roommate after he said he was going to attack her.

“I just shot my roommate, he’s been attacking me all night,” the 911 caller said.

“Is he breathing?” the dispatcher asked.

“I don’t know,” the 911 caller said. “I left because I was afraid he would try to grab the gun from me. I was trying to get to my neighbor’s house.”

Bay Village police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel at 2:07 a.m. The woman was examined by paramedics and taken into custody.

A large portion of Bassett Road is closed from Windsor Drive and Electric Boulevard.

News 5 will update this story as new information becomes available.