Gunman in Geneva dies after bullets fly

Nearby, children were going to school when the shooting started.
GENEVA, Ohio (AP) -- A woman grazed by a bullet dived into a parked car after hearing what she initially thought was firecrackers, while the gunman who opened fire on the town's main thoroughfare wounded two others before reportedly shooting himself.
"I felt something hit my leg, and dove into the car and hid there until police came," said Gwen Tingley, who was inspecting a customer's car at Geneva Quick Lube on Tuesday when the shooting started about 300 yards away.
Michael J. Harwood, 32, of nearby Madison, fired about 50 shots from a .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle fitted with a telescopic sight, Police Chief Dan Dudik said.
Witnesses told officers that Harwood turned the gun on himself afterward, according to a police news release.
In St. E's
A man who police suspect was the gunman's intended target was struck when bullets pierced his car. Stephen Phillips was in serious condition this morning in St. Elizabeth Health Center.
A second motorist was wounded and was listed in satisfactory condition Tuesday.
Dudik would not discuss a possible motive, but the release said police believe Harwood had been waiting for a man who lived about two blocks down the street from the scene of the shooting.
The shooting started Tuesday morning as residents headed to work. Several children were on their way to class at Geneva Elementary School, about 500 feet away, when the shooting started, but none was hurt.
Scott Burr, who has six children ranging in age from 4 to 10, was getting ready to walk them to school when the shots were fired.
"I sent all my kids back in the house," Burr said. "I heard what sounded like a machine gun going off. There was a guy at the end of the road with a gun. I saw him shooting a car up and shooting at the guy as he was running down the road covered in blood. When he lost sight of him, he stopped in a parking lot and blew his own head off."
Weapons found
In a search of Harwood's home, authorities found numerous weapons and ammunition.
Tingley said she returned to work Tuesday after receiving a tetanus shot. She said three bullets hit parked cars in her lot, leaving 1-inch holes in the fenders.
Harwood died of a gunshot wound to the head, Ashtabula County Deputy Coroner Richard Mongel said. An autopsy was scheduled for today to determine how many times Harwood was shot.
Police had been called to Harwood's apartment on several occasions for minor disturbances, Madison Township Assistant Police Chief Len DelCalzo told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. They last went on Monday, the day before the shooting, for a domestic dispute.
Argument over man
At the time, Harwood's longtime girlfriend, Aron Sutton, told police their loud argument was over her relationship with another man. DelCalzo said Harwood was friends with the other man.
Geneva, which has about 6,500 residents, is about 45 miles northeast of Cleveland. The town is near a state park and draws tourists to its many wineries.