Gene Tomcho, Ohio dad dies days after shooting daughter, Gina Guyer dead at her Strongsville home then turning murder weapon on self on Halloween night.
Trick-or-treating gone wrong…. An Ohio man has died as a result of a self sustained gunshot wound days after fatally shooting his own daughter and then turning the murder weapon on himself as police demanded he ‘drop’ his gun.
Gene Tomcho, 74, of North Ridgeville passed away Tuesday after the father allegedly shooting his daughter, Gina Guyer, 49, at her home on Rock Creek Circle, Strongsville at 8:06 p.m, Friday, Oct. 31 during Halloween trick-or-treat festivities.
When officers with the Strongsville Police Department arrived at the residence, they found Guyer suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and Tomcho holding a handgun according to a Facebook release.
Halloween murder-suicide: Ohio dad shoots daughter dead then self
According to police, Tomcho fired the weapon at himself after officers ordered him to drop it. Both victims were treated by medics and transported to hospitals. Gina soon after mortally succumbed to her injuries.
Tomcho had been charged with felonious assault, and additional charges, including murder, that were pending before his death according to WKYC.
The shooting allegedly happened in front of the woman’s children during Halloween trick-or-treating.
Stated a GoFundme page organized by the victim’s relative, Joe Burns, ‘On Halloween, my brother and his family were at home giving out treats for the kids. There was a knock on the door, so Gina answered it. It wasn’t a kid. It was her father; then he shot and killed her, then shot himself in front of his grandchildren. I can’t even imagine how to get rid of the image. He now has funeral expenses, and they may have to move as well. Anything would be great to help them out during this horrible time.’
The fundraiser to date has raised $240.
Cleveland19 reported the father showing up the family house dressed like a trick-or-treater and firing multiple rounds at his daughter upon the woman opening the door assuming it was a Halloween trick-or-treater.
Strongsville police previously emphasized that the incident was not a random act of violence, but rather a domestic situation involving family members.
