NEW RICHMOND, Ohio — A man is dead after a shooting in New Richmond Tuesday night, according to New Richmond Police Chief Scott Noel.
Noel said officers responded to a 911 call about a person shot in the 1400 block of Indian Ridge Trail at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they found a man shot in the chest, who was pronounced deceased.
Noel later identified him as 58-year-old Brian Ballard, who went by his middle name Scott. Shelly McGlone, 61, has been charged with murder in the case.
In court Wednesday morning, the prosecuting attorney on McGlore's case referred to her as Ballard's girlfriend.
Prosecutors said that after McGlore shot Ballard, she knocked on a nearby neighbor's door and admitted to shooting Ballard.
In an exclusive interview, we spoke with that neighbor about what happened Tuesday night.
Hear from the neighbor who says McGlore knocked on her door minutes after allegedly killing Ballard:
Regina Felts and her husband were watching a movie on Tuesday night when they started hearing a woman scream, “Help me!” The woman, McGlore, then knocked on their door.
Felts said McGlore was covered in blood and hysterical; she allegedly shot Ballard just minutes before.
According to Felts, McGlore was saying, “I shot Scott, oh my god, I need help, call 911, I shot Scott.”
Felts said McGlore told her she believed she killed Ballard and that he was dead.
As Felts called 911, she said her husband got McGlore out of their home.
Ballard lived near Felts and her family for 12 years. I asked Felts if she could tell me about the relationship between McGlore and Ballard.
“Toxic,” said Felts. “Like, either they stay away from each other, or something bad was really going to happen. And it was off and on, so we weren’t surprised.”
She said Ballard was a proud military veteran, and while he had his struggles, she was proud to call him a friend.
“Once you got to know Scott and you peeled back all those layers, he’s a very sensitive, very sensitive nice guy that was just lonely,” said Felts. “And unfortunately, I think he found comfort in a companion that was not good for him.”
Felts said she didn't know much about what led to the shooting that night. Pierce Township officers and deputies with the Clermont County Sheriff's Office assisted in the investigation.
Noel said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is also assisting them with the investigation.
