WILMINGTON, Ohio — A man shot and killed his mother in Clinton County Tuesday night.
The Wilmington Police Department said officers responded to the 1100 block of Brownberry Drive for a reported shooting just before 8 p.m. When they arrived, officers found 55-year-old Kelley Blazer dead inside a home there.
Blazer's son, Kyler Whitt, 33, was arrested and charged with murder, according to Wilmington police.
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"We are baffled, boggled and processing," said neighbor Jeri Henry.
Henry stopped to speak with us while walking past Blazer's apartment. She said she never noticed any problems between Blazer and her son.
"Personally? No, never," she said. "He would walk (and say), 'Hi, Ms. Jeri.' I never had any confrontation, any bad vibe — whatever it was."
Henry described Blazer as a friendly face who most everyone in the complex knew. Her loss weighs heavily, she said.
"She was a grandmother. She was always at the bus with her (grandkids). She would always walk the little set of twins. She was always walking out here. Never had any bad encounters with her," Henry said. "To any family that has to deal with any of this, there are no words that you can say. Just prayers."
According to court documents, Whitt is the person who called 911 to report the shooting.
Those documents also say police found Kelley dead from a gunshot wound to her head; officers found a Citadel 12-gauge shotgun and one empty shell on the floor near her body.
Inside the shotgun, one intact shot shell was lodged in the chamber, court documents say. The safety switch on the gun was also off when officers found it, documents say.
"Kyler was advised of his Miranda Rights and consented to speaking with a Wilmington Police Department officer," the court documents say. "He admitted, under Miranda, to shooting Kelley with a shotgun, ultimately causing her death."
Police Chief Robert Wilson said in a press release that an investigation into the shooting remains active. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at 937-382-3833.
Whitt is being held at the Clinton County jail on a $1.5 million bond.
His next court appearance is scheduled for April 22 at 11 am.
