Dad charged with shooting 17-year-old daughter in the head (Meigs County, Ohio)

Dad JOE LEMASTER has been charged with attempted murder for shooting his 17-year-old daughter in the head as she was attempting to flee from the home.

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Updated: 10:31 AM Oct 19, 2009

Sheriff: Father Charged After Shooting Daughter
The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office says that Joe Lemaster, 33, shot his daughter in the back of the head as she was fleeing the house in a family car.
Posted: 10:28 AM Oct 19, 2009
Reporter: WSAZ News Staff

MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A 17-year-old remains in the hospital after the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office says she was shot in the head by her father.

The shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday night at a house on Bashan Road near Long Bottom in Meigs County.

The Sheriff’s Office says that Joe Lemaster, 33, shot his daughter in the back of the head as she was fleeing the house in a family car.

After the shooting, the teen went to a nearby relative's house.

She was then flown to a Huntington hospital. No word on her condition. The Sheriff’s Office is not releasing her name.

Following the shooting, a fire was reported at the house.

Investigators say that Mr. Lemaster fled the scene following the shooting. He was arrested around 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning in the woods near the house.

They believe the shooting is the result of a domestic violence related situation.

Lemaster has been charged with attempted murder.