Overview
- Deputies responding Thursday night to a Beach Park home found a 67-year-old man with serious injuries and took him to a hospital.
- Investigators say the victim reported former neighbor Brian Wisch forced entry, demanded money, and pistol-whipped him before a struggle in which the victim shot Wisch.
- Detectives located Wisch on Friday at a Wadsworth business with a stomach gunshot wound; he was treated and is now in Lake County custody.
- A court-authorized search recovered nearly two pounds of cocaine, roughly $500,000 in cash, and both firearms used in the incident.
- Wisch faces three counts of home invasion, two counts of armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon, as reports conflict on who was selling drugs and potential additional charges remain under review.