Photo by Josie Burkhart Police cars surround a house on West Vine St. in Martins Ferry after an alleged shooting, leaving two people confirmed dead.

MARTINS FERRY — The victims in a Sunday shooting in Martins Ferry have been identified by Martins Ferry police, and a third person was hospitalized in the incident.

Martins Ferry Police Chief Jerry Murphy said Richard Haldeman and Jennifer Meeker were those killed in the shooting, while Scott Meeker was taken to WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to the face.

Murphy said that, on Sunday afternoon, the Martins Ferry Police Department received a call from Scott Meeker saying a man by the name of Richard had just shot him in the face along with his ex-wife at his West Vine Street home. Scott Meeker said he believed the shooter was still in the house.

Once Martins Ferry Police Sgt. Vincent West and Ofc. Zachary Cole arrived at the house, they found Scott Meeker, who Murphy said had injuries to the nose area and down the side of his face. Scott Meeker told the officers the shooter was still in the house, possibly in the kitchen area.

After the officers moved Scott Meeker to the porch outside, they entered the house and found two more shooting victims in the kitchen, a man and woman who were both unconscious.

Officers identified the two as Haldeman and Jennifer Meeker, Murphy said. The officers noticed a gun on the floor next to Haldeman and secured it.

No one else was found in the house. EMS was called to West Vine Street, and all three victims were transported to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. Haldeman and Jennifer Meeker were pronounced dead at the hospital, and Scott Meeker was transferred to WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial.

The Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to the scene, as well as the Licking County Coroner to conduct an autopsy. Martins Ferry Police Department and Belmont County Coroner’s Office’s investigations are pending.