Clermont County woman mistakes bug bite for gunshot wound, police say
Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati Enquirer
Two separate reports of shots fired in the Village of Bethel Tuesday were determined to be false, officials said.
The first incident occurred at Skyline Chili located at 553 W. Plane St., according to police. A man called police at approximately 4:30 p.m., stating four people in a white sedan in the Skyline parking lot had rolled down a window and shot at him.
An investigation ensued. Police later determined the man was "suffering some type of psychotic episode," according to the release. He was transported to Clermont Mercy hospital for treatment.
Another shots fired call came in at approximately 10:13 p.m., this time from a woman. She told dispatchers she had been shot in the shoulder.
When police arrived at the 300 block of E. Osborne Street they determined the woman had not been shot, but stung or bitten by some type of insect. The woman was treated by a Bethel-Tate Fire EMS crew, the release states.
Bethel police would not confirm Thursday if any charges were pressed in these incidents.
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