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Richard Staats

Case from Canton, OH dated Apr 19, 2026

Victim Details

Richard Staats

Male

White / Caucasian

Canton

OH

2026-04-19

51

Richard

Staats

06/20/2026

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In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 19, 2026, the life of Richard J. Staats, a 51-year-old man from Canton, Ohio, was irrevocably altered. Police responded to a chaotic scene at a residence on Tuscarawas Street West around 4:30 a.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots. One frantic caller informed dispatchers that a man had been shot in the head inside the apartment. Upon entering the home, officers found Staats between a bed and a wall with a critical gunshot wound to h ...
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  • https://www.jordanmiller.news/2026/04/21/man-shot-in-the-head-in-canton-dies-after-being-taken-off-life-support/
  • https://www.jordanmiller.news/2026/04/20/police-investigate-early-morning-canton-shooting-man-shot-in-head/
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