Michael Cusick, 33, was shot at his Girard, Ohio, home on Dearborn Street on January 4, 2024. He suffered gunshot wounds to the stomach and chest and was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center, where he died on January 6. His girlfriend, 30-year-old Kristen V. Schmidt, was arrested after the shooting and initially charged with felonious assault; that charge was later elevated to murder after Cusick’s death.

Schmidt said she shot Cusick as he tried to break into the house through the back door, and she reported a night-long fight and a history of domestic violence between them. Michael was remembered as a beloved son and brother and is survived by his mother, Valerie Gallo, and his sister, Angel Cusick. Funeral services were held January 19, 2024, at Edward J. Fox & Sons Funeral Home in Boardman, Ohio.

What additional information do readers have about the events that night or the relationship between Michael and Kristen?