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Whitehall man admits to police he shot, killed 41-year-old

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) — A man was found dead from a gunshot wound in a home early Friday morning in Whitehall, with police saying a 29-year-old admitted to shooting him.

Whitehall police responded to reports of shots fired just after midnight and discovered Sean Vaughn, 41, dead on scene with multiple gunshot wounds at a home on the 4000 block of Beechbank Road.

At the scene, police found the suspect, 29-year-old Michael Almond, who admitted to officers he shot Vaughn. Almond was arrested and charged with murder, and taken to Franklin County Jail.

Almond had an arraignment Monday morning, where a judge gave him a $750,000 bond. His next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 17 at 9 a.m.