Jason WhiteLakewood police
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — A 2-year-old girl was in her parents’ home when her father shot and killed her mother, according to a 911 recording and Lakewood police.
Jason E. White, 38, is being held without bond in Lakewood City Jail after the Tuesday morning shooting. He faces an aggravated murder charge and his case was bound over to a Cuyahoga County grand jury after a hearing Wednesday in Lakewood Municipal Court.
Police found Stacy A. White, 36, dead on a bed in the bedroom of the home on Plover Street near Madison and Halstead avenues.
Police released the 911 recording Wednesday after White’s initial court appearance. In it, a man who describes himself as White’s father tells a dispatcher that his son shot his wife.
“He’s there, and he’s got a gun,” he said.
He also said that his son used a Glock .40 in the shooting and that he had a shotgun in the home. The grandfather told the dispatcher that he was going to take his granddaughter back to his home.
“The side door is open, OK?” the man said to the police dispatcher.
The child was not hurt and is currently in her grandparents’ custody, Lakewood police Sgt. Jim Ward said.
Assistant City Prosecutor Andrew Fleck requested that White be held without bond calling him a risk to the community. Lakewood Municipal Court Judge Patrick Carroll agreed.
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