Ohio grand jury calls witnesses for shooting case

GEORGETOWN, Ohio (AP) — A southern Ohio grand jury has called some reluctant possible witnesses for the investigation of the fatal shooting of a young mother whose toddler was wounded.

Brown County authorities say witnesses have been subpoenaed this week to appear before grand jurors in an effort to get more cooperation as they try to find out what happened to 22-year-old Brittany Stykes.

Investigators can’t disclose details of grand jury proceedings, but a former girlfriend of the slain woman’s husband told reporters Wednesday she had been summoned. Samantha Grubbs says she had been advised earlier not to talk voluntarily to police.

Police say someone called Aug. 28 to report a Jeep Wrangler off the road in a wooded area about 45 miles southeast of Cincinnati. They found Stykes dead inside.