Former CBS 58 Milwaukee reporter shot and injured in domestic violence incident in Ohio, report says

A former Milwaukee CBS affiliate reporter was shot and injured in a domestic violence incident in Ohio, authorities told her current TV station .

Winnie Dortch, a reporter at WOIO-TV in Cleveland, has serious injuries from the Monday morning shooting and a man was also pronounced dead at the scene, according to the WOIO report.

Lakewood, Ohio, police told WOIO that just before 8 a.m. Monday, a person called to report two people arguing in the area of Clifton Boulevard. As officers were responding there, callers reported that shots were fired.

Lakewood police said they arrived to Chase Avenue to find two people shot on the sidewalk, a man and a woman. Authorities have identified the man as Bryant Carter, 34, from Bedford, Ohio.

Dortch was rushed to a hospital and underwent surgery late Monday morning, according to WOIO. Her family said it went well.

Police said they recovered a gun at the scene and continue to investigative the circumstances of the shooting and the nature of their relationship, but said they were familiar to each other, the report said.

"This morning, our friend and colleague Winnie Dortch was the victim of a brutal domestic violence attack," WOIO News Director Brian Sinclair said. "She was immediately rushed to MetroHealth Medical Center and underwent surgery for her injuries. Our prayers are with her, her young daughter, and the many other victims of domestic violence in our community."

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Posted by Winnie Dortch TV Reporter on Thursday, June 20, 2024

Dortch previously worked WDJT-TV in Milwaukee as recently as July 2022, according to the station's website. She also has worked for stations in Flint, Michigan, and Omaha, Nebraska, over her seven-year career.

According to CBS 58, Dortch just announced she was moving back to her hometown of Chicago for her dream job at WGN News.

Readers experiencing domestic violence can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text “START” to 88788.

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