911 Call Released In Fatal Springfield Shooting
Posted: 4:54 pm EDT July 3, 2008Updated: 9:16 pm EDT July 3, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Police have released a 911 call from a man claiming that his roommate had been shot and killed by someone.Officers went to the home at 204 North Greenmount Avenue, where one man was arrested for aggravated murder.The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Johnny Robert Hyde, Jr. The caller told the 911 dispatcher that he may have been shot in an argument over a video game system.The caller told 911 that his roommate confessed to killing Hyde sometime late Tuesday night. The caller said his roommate, 30-year-old Mark Burwell, wanted to turn himself in.Crime scene investigators recovered a weapon that may have been used in the shooting in a dumpster near the house.Police Chief Steve Moody said, “The 911 communication operators who took the call did a great job of gleaning as muchBurwell was taken into custody. He pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder with a death penalty specification.In the 911 call, the roommate talked about a possible motive. The caller said that Johnny was trying to steal his X-Box when he just shot him as he was trying to get out of the door.Moody said, “There is an indication this was over the X-Box, but of course, that is a statement form the defendant.”The case will eventually be turned over to the grand jury. At this time, Burwell is being held on a $250,000 bond.
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