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Salon owner shot dead in domestic dispute, Ohio cops say. She could ‘light up the room’

Amanda Williams, 46, was found on Oct. 9 with several gunshot wounds in a home in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, after police were called for a domestic disturbance.
Amanda Williams, 46, was found on Oct. 9 with several gunshot wounds in a home in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, after police were called for a domestic disturbance. Screengrab from Amanda Williams' Facebook page

Members of an Ohio community are mourning the death of a woman after police say she was shot multiple times in a home.

“She’s going to be missed,” Rachel Owens told WEWS.

Amanda Williams, 46, was found on Oct. 9 with several gunshot wounds in a home in Warrensville Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, after police were called for a domestic disturbance, WKYC reported.

She was taken to a hospital where she died, according to the outlet.

Williams, who also went by “Amanda the Stylist,” was the owner of A La Mode Stylez, according to Williams’ Facebook page.

“There’s some people, and I’ve been doing this a long time, that when they walk in the room, they light up the room; that was her, and she’ll be sorely missed, and we’re grieving the needless death because of domestic violence,” Pastor R.A. Vernon told WEWS.

Others took to social media to voice their grief.

“This truly hurts. Amanda was a beautiful soul. She was a genuine person who loved people and was gifted and anointed to beautify others,” one person wrote on Facebook.

“SPEECHLESS!!!!! My Friend, My Spec. Gone too soon. Amanda was the life of the environment,” another Facebook user wrote.

Police have one man in custody in connection to the death, according to WOIO.

McClatchy News is not identifying the suspect because he has not been formally charged as of Oct. 12.

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This story was originally published October 12, 2023 at 10:12 AM with the headline "Salon owner shot dead in domestic dispute, Ohio cops say. She could ‘light up the room’."

Jennifer Rodriguez
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Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years. Jennifer has made several achievements in her journalism career, including receiving the Robert R. Hare Award in English, the Emerging Leader Justice and Equality Award, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award.
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