Updated: 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014 | Posted: 1:55 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014

Man wanted for shooting at Middletown park
By Lauren PackStaff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — 

    Police have filed charges against a manthey say shot another man in the head Wednesday in a crowded Middletown park.

    Juan Douglas Wofford, 28, also known aLittle Dougie, is wanted for felonious assault and having weapons underdisability for the shooting of Carlos Knight at about 2 p.m. in Douglass Park.

    Lt. Scott Reeve said there had been aprevious conflict between Wofford and Knight and the men met up at the park.

    “Juan immediately pulled out a gun. Carloswas not armed,” Reeve said. He said Knight was shot a close range. Wofford thenfled in a red Jeep, which was found abandoned a short time later in a housingproject off Main Street.

    Wofford had not been taken into custody asof this afternoon. The investigation is ongoing and others are believed to havebeen involved in the shooting.

    Knight, 32, was taken by medical helicopterto Miami Valley Hospital, where he remained apatient Thursday. His condition was not available.

    Wofford was a suspect in a similar 2008shooting, police said, in which Spencer Davis was fatally shot in the parkinglot of the former Grand Illusion bar on Grand Avenue. In that shooting theparking lot was full of people who witnessed the murder, but no one came forward to testify.

    “It is our hope that as a result of thissecond shooting that one of the original witnesses will come forward to ensurethat justice is finally served for Spencer David in the 2008 shooting,” Reevesaid.

Posted: 3:02 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Police: Man shot in Middletown park

By Rick McCrabb and Lauren Pack

Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — 

Amedical helicopter has landed in Middletown’s Douglass Park this afternoon afterpolice say a man was shot in the head.

Thepark off of Ohio 4 has been closed offby police tape and a medical helicopter has landed.

Middletown police are walkingthe area with a police dog and looking for vehicles that may have been involvedin the incident that occurred about 2:25 p.m.

Accordingto scanner traffic, the scene is in front of the park’s splash pad.