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One person dead following shooting incident at Ohio Dollar General

OHIO — A man was shot and killed inside a Dollar General store in Mount Vernon on Saturday evening, according to police.

Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to the store in the 800 block of Coshocton Avenue around 4:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting.

When they arrived, they found a man dead inside the store. No other injuries were reported.

Witnesses told police that the suspect fled the area.

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies later spotted a suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, detaining a man and a woman inside.

Authorities arrested Patrick Yoder, 36, on an aggravated murder charge with a firearms specification.

He was booked into the Knox County Jail with no bond. Officials did not release the woman’s identity.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Knox County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Knox County Coroner’s Office are assisting in the investigation.

Ohio Statewide Staff

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