AMERICAN TWP. ALLEN CO. OHIO (WLIO) - A Lima man has been arrested for allegedly killing a person at a home in American Township on New Year’s Eve. 46-year-old Djuan McLaurin Sr. has been charged with murder and is being held in the Allen County Jail. According to officials from the Allen County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a home in the 2200 of North Glenwood Avenue around 11:15 p.m. Sunday for reports of a fight and a shots fired complaint. They found a man dead of an apparent gunshot wound in the garage. McLaurin was there too and was taken into custody. The name of the victim hasn’t been released pending positive identification. There were witnesses also in the garage when deputies arrived. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was brought in to help with the investigation, which is still ongoing.
MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 1/1/24
On 12-31-2023 at approximately 11:15 pm deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 2200 block of N. Glenwood Ave. Lima, Ohio (American Township), in reference to a fight and shots fired complaint.
Upon arrival deputies found witnesses, a deceased adult male victim, and a suspect, in the homes garage. The victim's name will not be released until being positively identified. The victim appears to have died from a single gunshot wound but the investigation is on-going.
The suspect Djuan D McLaurin Senior (4-3-1977) is currently being held at the Allen County Jail on a single count of Murder. Ohio BCI assisted the Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau at the scene. No further information is available at this time.
