Authorities have arrested three in connection with the fatal shooting of 55-year-old Tamela D. Dutcher early Friday morning at her Delaware County home.
Emergency dispatchers received a 911 call shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, from a resident on Bean Oller Road reporting gunfire. The caller stated that his wife had been shot. First responders arrived within minutes and transported Dutcher to a local hospital, where she later died from apparent gunshot wounds.
Around 5:25 p.m. that evening, detectives with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and the multi-agency Delaware Tactical Unit executed a search warrant in Delaware. Authorities arrested 21-year-old Dajameous Payne and 20-year-old Christian Evans without incident. Both men face murder charges, with investigators noting that additional charges may follow…