I heard a I'm like, inside the bar, I'm like, that. Y'all heard that? Everybody said, "Y'all heard that?" Heard that. Girls come out the bathroom like she'd been shot. >> On July 29th, 2022, Akron police are called to Oasis Surf and Turf bar where 21-year-old China Shepherd has been shot. As EMS races to save China, officers notice shooter Gladys Ingersoll fleeing the scene and chase her down. >> I'm on the sidewalk. No. THERE SHE IS. SHE'S OUT OF THE SUBWAY. SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. >> AS CHINA AND GLADYS ARE RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL, investigators focus on gathering as much evidence as possible starting with the crime scene. >> You uh sign a waiver sir? Waiver to search waiver for the bar? >> I can't sign no search papers without my my attorney. I can't sign no papers. >> What's that? >> That's a eye. >> All this is doing is giving us the permission to >> I don't I don't remember a lot of times we did this sir and we didn't have to sign no papers so I feel comfortable with my lawyer but I can't I'm not signing no papers. >> Here's the deal with all this. >> Yeah, I I get what you're saying but anyway y'all I never signed no papers. >> to have to do a search warrant. >> Yeah, that's cool. >> So it's just going to take a little longer. >> Yeah, we can just do that cuz I can't I I can't sign anything without my lawyer here. >> The staff at the bar pulls surveillance footage from the time of the shooting. >> Uh just >> So all you got to do is call St. John's Towing in the back. >> All right. You sure you're not going to like accidentally delete anything? >> No, watch the video. So you can about to delete something too? >> So there's two females in the sitting against this wall. >> You guys about to leave. And they were >> Aw, they was long though. They walked out of the bathroom. >> Just those two, right? >> It was three of them. >> There's three of them in there? >> Who was Well, I know I know that there was three girls together. The ones that was on the side, I remember there being three. >> So they were just at the wall just went to go to the bathroom. >> Probably the one that already talked me in the back. >> Some girls just going to bathroom, you know, they'd be using the mirrors. >> Was the suspect one of the three girls then? >> I I know that I seen them girls on the wall. I know there was three of them. Like I said, when the quick man came back, everybody was gone. I was coming back to bring my girl so I could hurt some chicken. When I got back, all I seen was police. That's why I ain't That's why I'm making her wait to see her now. I want to see this [ __ ] >> They must have shot her. >> Yeah, they heard cuz they all looked. With the music up, so they probably died. >> Yeah. >> That's why now I'm about to go check on her cuz the dude right there, he came to the girl, so he probably I'm about to go check on her. >> All right, you do that. What shirt? >> So it was just those two that went in the bathroom, though. >> Yeah. >> If that ain't it, then we out of here. >> Like I said, >> We're about to see how many So one came out, that's one right there. >> Yeah, so >> That's the dude with the hat. >> So there was two girls that were just in the bathroom. >> So we got We got one right there in the front, that's one, that's two. The other ones, we need to see one more girl coming out. >> There was No. Wait, that's how they look. >> I want to go to the bar. >> No. No, that's that's my one of my guys. >> Where did she come from? >> out of the bathroom. She came across this way. >> Is there only one door out? >> Yeah. One way in. The fence stainless steel. The whole back is stainless steel. You can only get out the front. Or unless they hop the gate. But we would have seen that on the camera below. >> Do you recognize that girl that the last girl that just >> No. >> No. >> I know you. But she talked to um one of my dudes over there. She If you uh >> Is she still sitting in there? Just waiting? Oh, that was the dude that was holding the door. >> she is. >> Yeah. >> that. That's that's probably her. >> Yeah, that's >> Did y'all just Y'all seen her come out the top? >> Yeah. Who's that dude? >> I know that's you, Cliff. >> That's the bartender, looks like. >> No. >> That's the bartender. >> No, who's that? Oh, that's the bartender right there. >> Yeah, that's that's Joe. I don't know who that is. I can't even He didn't turn around. What about his wife who was with him one more time? >> Yeah, see if you can't See when she goes in the bathroom. >> that >> other girl once goes down to the bathroom. >> Girl? >> The one The last one that came out of the The last one that came out the front door. >> That's the dude he was talking to. >> The lighter pants on. That's the dude with the red shirt. >> Mhm. >> That's her. See, he's talking to her. He's talking to her. >> Yeah. >> Look, he pushed her away. >> Yeah. >> He's like, "Move. Get out of her face." >> Yeah. >> Dude. >> So, that's that. Dude, he pushed again. He's like, "Go over there." >> Yeah. >> I didn't tell about a bunny rabbit. Damn. So, I can't let her use the bathroom? >> No, not in here. >> All right, I got to go home. >> Yeah, you good. >> Meanwhile, investigators outside speak to an eyewitness who got caught up in the shooting. >> Where I parked it, that's why. >> Where'd you park at? That Jeep? Sorry to say, man, that Jeep probably ain't going nowhere for quite some time. Oh, that's not your Jeep? >> No, that ain't my Jeep, but I just want >> What do you want the lead detective for? >> Well, hold on. You said to let him know? Yeah. >> Just >> Hold on. >> All right, I want to talk to you. >> Hello? Okay. Yeah, I got you. Yeah, give me 1 second, I'll grab him. All right. All right. I got you, man. Hang on 1 second, all right? All right. So, they're uh They're working through some things with the actual scene. He's going to come over in a couple minutes, all right? >> Okay, but but the bullets, she never shot outside the bar. >> Okay. >> She just scared me, and I went to my [ __ ] and started shooting in the air first. >> Got you. >> First, so >> Where's your gun at now? >> It's in the car. >> Okay. Which car is yours? >> I I pulled away from when they started shooting, when the cops started shooting, and she walked across the Like, she came out the bushes. >> Okay. >> I gave her a 5-minute grace before I came out. >> Got you. >> So, I gave her a 5-minute grace, so I come out. As I come out, she's walking across, she disappeared. >> Okay. >> So, I'm like, where the [ __ ] she go? >> Just so you know, he's going to ask you the same question, okay? >> So, I just said, where she go? She come out from back there, where the woods at. And I just went to my gun. >> This is Sergeant Reyes. >> I'm Detective Fields. >> What's up? I'm Mike, man. Mike, I'm with Mike right now, talking to Mike. >> Okay. >> But But, this is what happened. I got to work tomorrow. >> Okay. But I'm going to be at school at 7:00. At 7:00, but I stopped here for a hot second. Yeah. I hear a pow. Like inside the bar, I'm like that. Y'all heard that? Everybody said, "Y'all heard that? Heard that?" Girls come out the bathroom like she's been shot. Like two girls are with the girl that got shot. And the other girl So, we I only see three girls. So, I'm like, "Who shot her?" And I'm thinking like, "Who shot her?" And the other girl come out the bathroom looking at her like that shot her. But I ain't see no gun, but I see that she got something on her. Like and I'm like, "Oh, hell no." I went behind the bar. Like to duck. Like get out her way. Like I try to get out the side door to, you know, escape. But I couldn't. The door was locked. So, I said, like, "What can I do?" So, I ran across. Like I waited till she you know, went past me to duck cover. And when I duck cover, I give her a 5 minutes. They said, "You got to get the [ __ ] out of here. You got to get the [ __ ] out of here." That's what the owners are saying. "You got to get the [ __ ] out of here." But she still had a gun or something. You know what I'm saying? She ain't just I can't see it. >> shot though? They went to the hospital. >> Yeah. Did she come out of the bathroom first? >> She come out on the ground. Like when you know, you know somebody got shot cuz they're on the ground. Like I'm like, "Oh, what the fuck?" I ain't see no blood or nothing, but they're like, "She's been shot." And I'm looking at her like, "What the fuck?" I heard a big boom or pop. So, I but it was in the bathroom. So, I'm like, "What the fuck?" So, I'm like I'm trying to get out the [ __ ] way now. You know what I'm saying? Cuz it could be anybody in this So, I'm like, "Oh, I'm trying to go out the side door, the side door." But it was locked. I'm like trying to get it, you know, get out the way. >> Yeah, I see. >> And I couldn't. You know what I'm saying? Because the doors was so I'm so you know, trying to get out and I was stuck. I'm like, oh [ __ ] So, I'm like, freeze. You know what I'm saying? And she looking like like revenge type, like a devil type, like, yeah, I did my type. But I didn't know I could see in her hand, like, but I knew she had something. But pop it like I heard a pop. So, I'm like, she got something. So, everybody duck cover behind the bar. And we and they said, you got to get the [ __ ] out of here. You got to get the [ __ ] out of here. They kept telling me. And that's when she put her hoodie on and went outside. And as she went outside, I gave it like 5 minutes before I go out there. Like, I was scared to go outside. >> Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? So, I'm when she go, so as soon as I go out, I give her 5 minutes, but she was right in front of me, but she disappeared. She went back there in the woods over there. You know what I'm saying? But she disappeared, so I was kind of scared to go to my car. My my truck was right here. You know what I'm saying? >> Where was your truck? >> It ain't here. I pulled you know, when when it This I'm about to get >> That's where you originally parked. >> So, I was originally parked right here. So, I ain't see her. I'm like, damn, did she disappear or did she go in my truck? You know, like my I got a back thing on my truck. I'm like, did she go in there? I don't know. I'm kind of scared to go to my truck. So, when I go to my you know, I walk to my truck, I see her come out the bushes. So, I ain't go to my gun. And and and and I see her call cars, I start shooting, like, you know, scared. Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. Just scared. She went across and that's when the police pulled up as soon as I started shooting in the air. Like, pop, pop, pop, pop. The police pulled up and they said, where's where's where they at? Where they at? I said, she went across the back, like, to And that's when the police start running and start and I heard that the they shot a shoot. And I'm like, "Oh." You know what I'm saying? >> Where were you when they fired the shots? >> still over here. >> So, you stayed by the >> Yeah, by the You know what I'm saying? I seen her go up >> Did you see the girl that got shot? >> No. I didn't >> When you were outside? >> No, I didn't even She disappeared before the police even When the police pulled up, she went towards the back of the You know, it's dark. So, I couldn't really see. You know, I knew she had a hoodie on cuz she put a hoodie on before she went outside the door. Uh You know what I'm saying? Yeah. But, I was scared for my life. Like, damn, if she just did this to this person, she'd do it to me. You know what I'm saying? So, I'm like, "What the You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm like Like >> So, those shell casings are from the gun you fired? >> Yes. So, that's what I'm saying. >> Where's Where's that gun at now? >> In my car. >> Where's your car? >> Right up the I parked it I pulled it around. >> Where on Carter Farms? >> The gun, I don't know if y'all shot her or whatever, but she came from back that way. She had her gun on her and at the time, but she came from back there in the bushes. So, she had to place the gun hit the gun behind there. If she didn't have a gun on her. She went behind the bushes, but when I came out, I didn't think she was in front of me. You know what I'm saying? I gave her 5 grace 5 minutes grace period before I come out because I was nervous. You know what I'm saying? Cuz I was trying to duck cover. But, I couldn't because the door was locked. Side door. >> The patio door. >> The door So, I had to cross paths with her, so I had to freeze because she she had the upper hand on everybody. You know what I'm saying? And I'm like I'm not about to walk across this. You know what I'm saying? Like this. You hear me? I'm stuck. Like, she could could have popped me. Like, I'm like I heard this She only popped one time. In the bathroom. I didn't see [ __ ] But, I heard it in the bathroom and I just heard the girls I seen three girls come out and the one on the ground I don't know where she shot it at, but she was on the ground and the other two was trying to like we about to take her to the hospital type and I know it wasn't like I couldn't really tell where she shot her at. It's like my mind was get the You hear me? Like she shot her, then we get the [ __ ] out of here. Who shot her? Type So, when when I realized >> the bar was full. >> Like 15. About 15 people. But, but it was like it was like I was stuck somewhere that I didn't want to be stuck at like type. >> Who all did you see coming out of the bathroom? >> I only see I seen three girls come out first and then the one girl that they that that did came out behind her, but she came out like she came out with a with a with a face that you didn't want to [ __ ] type [ __ ] >> Like she came out of her last? >> Yes, she came out last, but she came out like like it was like revenge type. You know what I'm saying? Like I don't know what they had on before, but she came out that you didn't want to get in her way type. >> Did you recognize any of the girls like prior to the actual shooting or anything? >> When I heard the gun the police start shooting I felt bad like damn. It ain't going to be their fault because it was her fault. You know what I'm saying? Because cuz if I would have left I'm like damn, but she ain't have her gun. She placed her she hid her gun and it would have been a So, I'm like damn I got I my conscious set set on me like >> Do you remember how many shots you fired? >> I only fired two. >> Okay. >> I was scared. >> do you >> A nine. >> What up model is it? >> [ __ ] I shouldn't tell you. I don't know. I got it from the Medina >> to collect that? >> Yeah, I I got it from the Medina um, gun show. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Well, so I just got it from there, so it was like I didn't, you know, think nothing of it, you know what I'm saying? Like I was just got it for protection. >> Yeah, I got you. I got you. >> No, I It's just I didn't want to I had a I didn't want to shoot her. You hear me? So, cuz she didn't come and shoot at me. But I was scared for my life, so I shot in air, gave her warning shots. So, I see y'all got that over there. You know? >> It all sounds very reasonable. >> It was It was It was like I seen her walk across the field with her hoodie on. I knew she probably placed the gun. I just put two and two together. She probably hid the gun cuz she was scared. After once she realized that she did this, she realized she was [ __ ] up type [ __ ] At the door. >> Mhm. >> And I'm like, she probably hid the gun over there in the in the bushes over there. And I was just scared for my life. I didn't want y'all to be y'all fault because I heard them shots. I didn't expect the police to start shooting. But when they started shooting, I felt bad. Like, damn. You know, I told them, you hear me? >> So, I appreciate you sticking around cuz I obviously didn't answer a lot of it. >> I I didn't want to be like the police is the cause of her death or I don't know what happened if if something happened. >> She's stable. >> Yeah. But But you hear me? I don't want to be the that I could have been here to make sure nobody like, "Oh, the police did this shit." This person, you know what I'm saying? That wasn't innocent She did what she did. And you know what I'm saying? She could have did that to me. You hear me? And I was in a situation. She ain't try to kill the person, but she was like, "Okay, I'm on a Like, it was like a She could have probably killed me. But it was like this you know, like a I don't know how you can say it but a warning like don't And I seen her in the face when she came out the bathroom. >> All right. >> But I don't want you know >> Okay, yeah. Let's uh Uh yeah, once he feels better >> Okay. >> Okay. And then uh we'll coordinate that. Yeah, we're going to be tied up in a minute. >> I I got to be at work at 4:00. Can I call my boss and let him know? >> Yeah, who's your boss? >> Let's see he he I you know >> You said you work for the city? >> I work No, I work uh a boy Mike. Just don't want my name to be involved in anything, you know what I'm saying because it will come back to me. >> Okay, well let's talk in your car and we're going to Yeah, you are going to be tied up for a So uh I might have kind of like broke my pants cuz I don't know what happened. Trying to get away from that. Yeah, like I would >> It's not like it's not like watching >> Remember like you know like you don't expect expect yourself to >> I just scared for my life. >> I got you, man. Like I said, you did the right thing. I don't know. He told you to hang around or whatever but whatever whatever your decision is is the right thing. Yeah. Worst thing you can Worst thing you do you leave and then we find out like there's a gun missing and we got to find that gun. So you did the right thing, man. >> That's why I called my buddy. I always call my buddy Mike. >> Hanging around is the right thing, man. >> Yeah, I didn't want to tell y'all everything because you know what I'm saying? I leave and then you know what I'm saying? You know hours and uh camera showed me shooting in the air >> Yeah, I said hanging around is always best. You can give your statement, your thoughts, your perspective on things, so >> The next day, China passes away turning this into a homicide case. Gladys Ingersoll is found guilty of murder, felonious assault, and obstructing official business. She's sentenced to 15 years to life.