Firewood spat may have come before Ohio mom killed

HOLMESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy says a 10-year-old Ohio boy suspected in his mother’s shooting death may have argued with her beforehand about whether to carry firewood into the home.

The boy is charged with murder as a juvenile and has entered the equivalent of a not guilty plea.

Chief Deputy Nathan Fritz of the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday authorities found one shotgun, three rifles and a gun rack in the boy’s bedroom. Fritz says the .22-caliber rifle authorities believe was used in the shooting was found on the bed.

Relatives have told authorities the weapons were a gift from the boy’s now-deceased grandfather.

The child’s mother was found dead Sunday of a gunshot wound to the head at home in Big Prairie, about midway between Cleveland and Columbus.