Ohio man arrested after shooting wrong target in love-triangle dispute: Police

NILES, Ohio (WKBN) -- Niklas Trkula, 21, of Middlefield, is facing attempted murder and felonious assault charges in a Sunday shooting. He was held in the Trumbull County Jail without bond.

The shooting happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. near the Mauro Circle apartments off of Deforest Road, according to police. Officers responded to multiple 911 calls about gunshots in the area.

Police said an innocent bystander was shot in his leg while watching TV in his apartment. He was hospitalized and was expected to survive. Police said it the victim was not the intended target.

Police said the shooting was the result of a love triangle involving a woman, Trkula and the intended target, who reportedly lives in a different apartment at the location.

Police said Trkula drove from Middlefield to Niles to confront the intended target because Trkula believed his girlfriend was at the intended target's apartment. After the shooting, Trkula and the woman returned to their home in Middlefield, police said. About an hour later Trkula was arrested.