A domestic dispute inside a Middletown apartment exploded into gunfire early today, leaving a father shot four times and his adult daughter in handcuffs, according to police. The man survived but was seriously hurt, and detectives spent much of the day combing through the Jackson Lane home for clues about what went so wrong.
What police say
Middletown Police Chief Earl Nelson told FOX19 NOW that officers were called to the family’s Jackson Lane apartment around 12:30 a.m. for a disturbance. When they arrived, they found two people locked in a physical fight. After officers broke it up, they discovered the man had been shot multiple times and rushed him by ambulance to Atrium Medical Center before he was transferred to another hospital, according to FOX19 NOW.
Arrest and next steps
“He’s alive,” Chief Nelson told FOX19 NOW, though officers described the wounds as potentially life‑threatening. Police say they arrested the victim’s daughter at the scene and charged her with felonious assault. Booking records list the suspect as Olivia Coleman, 32, who was taken to the Middletown City Jail and is being held without bond. With courts closed today for the Juneteenth federal holiday, the earliest she can appear in Middletown Municipal Court is Monday, police said, per FOX19 NOW.
Hospital and custody
Atrium Medical Center’s Middletown campus, at One Medical Center Drive, operates emergency services and a Level III trauma center for the area. Its website details how critically injured patients are stabilized on site before transfer when needed, according to Atrium Medical Center.
Investigation ongoing
Investigators spent hours at the Jackson Lane apartment, gathering physical evidence and talking with nearby residents as they tried to piece together the moments leading up to the shooting. The Middletown City Jail, which processes arrested suspects, is located at One Donham Plaza and provides contact details for relatives and others seeking inmate information, according to JailExchange.
Legal note
Coleman is facing a felonious assault charge, a serious violent offense under Ohio law for knowingly causing or attempting to cause serious physical harm. The crime is defined in Ohio Revised Code section 2903.11, which outlines offense levels and possible penalties, including those tied to the use of a weapon, per the Ohio Revised Code.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Middletown Division of Police as detectives continue their work on the case. This story will be updated as officials release additional details.
