MT. Healthye, Ohio (WXIX) – Two people died Sunday afternoon after a SWAT team was dispatched to an apartment complex, Mount Healthye his chief Vincent Demasi confirmed.

The two who died were a 6-year-old daughter and a father in his 40s.

Demasi explained that the Mount Helshey police were called when officers heard gunshots being fired from inside the apartment during a custody battle at the Lake of the Woods apartment.

According to Demasi, a SWAT team was dispatched to the location and attempted to communicate with the people inside the apartment, treating it as a hostage situation.

Multiple officers were at the scene, including Mount Helshey Police, North College Hill Police, and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, FOX19 confirmed.

The Mount Healthye Police Department is investigating.

FOX19 will update this story as more information is revealed.

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