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Ohio Natatorium Shooting: 61-Year-Old Instructor Killed in Cuyahoga Falls; Suspect, 63, Surrenders and Faces Aggravated Murder Charge

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · States · GSM News

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — A 61-year-old female swimming instructor who was shot at the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium on Sunday morning, October 18, has died, city officials said, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

Police said Craig Alan Sipe, 63, of Akron, entered the Natatorium on 4th Street at around 9:30 a.m. and shot the instructor before fleeing; he later turned himself in to Cuyahoga Falls police. The police department said Sipe targeted a single victim and the incident is believed to be domestic-related. The woman was taken to Summa Health System's Akron campus, where she later died. Her identity has not been released.

Sipe has been charged with one count of aggravated murder and is being held at the Summit County Jail; he is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, October 19. He was the owner of a bar in Akron. The Natatorium is closed for the remainder of Sunday and on Monday, and the homicide investigation is ongoing. (GSM, based on Akron Beacon Journal reporting)

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Photo: 图:Cuyahoga Falls 市区(资料图,非事件现场)。图片来源:Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Cuyahoga Falls (file photo, not the incident scene). Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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