Two injured, one arrested in Galion shooting, hostage negotiation
Jan 18, 2025
GALION, Ohio (WCMH) – A shooting and a hostage negotiation ended with two people injured and an arrest in Crawford County.
According to the Galion Police Department, a 911 emergency call was received at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday regarding a shooting in the 900 block of East Walnut Street, east of the city.
Officers arrived and found two people outside who had been shot. The victims, each with non-life-threatening injuries, identified the shooter as Jerold Frazier II before they were taken to a hospital.
The victims said Frazier was inside and armed, along with another man. Frazier then called the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office and said he shot at least one person and had a hostage inside.
Frazier threatened to shoot the hostage if anyone came inside the home, prompting a standoff for several hours. Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the negotiations that followed.
Just before 6:30 p.m., Frazier and the hostage came outside. Police arrested Frazier without further incident, and the victim was unharmed.
Police took Frazier to the Crawford County Justice Center, and charges are pending.