Boys ages 3, 4, 7 killed in Ohio shooting

Three young brothers were killed in a shooting at their Monroe Township home on Thursday.

The boys’ father Chad Doerman, 32, has been arrested and charged in their death.

Deputies were dispatched to the home after 911 calls, the first of which was received at 4:15 p.m.

The children, ages 3, 4 and 7 were found dead in the yard of their home in the 1900 block of Laurel Lindale Road, according to the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office.

A 34-year-old woman was later found outside the home with a gunshot wound to her hand. She was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

The woman’s identity was not released but Sheriff Robert S. Leahy met with the woman later at UC Hospital to inform her of the death of her sons, according to the sheriff’s office.

So far, Doerman is not charged with shooting the woman but the sheriff’s office said he could face additional charges.

The Clermont County Dispatch Center received two calls about the incident, according to the sheriff’s office.

In the first call received at 4:15 p.m., an unknown woman was screaming that “her babies had been shot,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

In a second 911 call made at 4:18 p.m., a person who was driving by the home reported that a young girl was running down the road saying that “her father was killing everyone,” according to the sheriff’s office.

Chad Doerman charged with killing sons in Monroe Township, Ohio shooting

The boys’ father Doerman has been charged with three counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his three sons.

When deputies arrived at the home, they found Doerman sitting outside on a step.

He was detained without incident and questioned, according to Chief Deputy Chris Stratton. Around 10 p.m., the sheriff’s office announced Doerman was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his sons.

He is being held without bond at the Clermont County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned at 10 a.m. Friday in Clermont County Municipal Court.

Documents posted on the Clermont County Clerk of Courts office regarding the charges against Doerman are heavily redacted and do not reveal any additional details.

The sheriff’s office said there was no sign of forced entry into the home and investigators are not looking for additional suspects.