Michael Oliphant arraigned on a murder charge after Wednesday's fatal shooting

LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A Lima man arrested after a Wednesday shooting was arraigned on a murder charge in Lima Municipal Court Friday afternoon.

Michael Oliphant arraigned on a murder charge after Wednesday's fatal shooting

21-year-old Michael Oliphant of Lima is being held in the Allen County Jail on a one million dollar bond for the death of 59-year-old Kirk Perine. According to Lima police detectives, officers were called out to the 100 of Rosedale Avenue late Wednesday afternoon for reports of a shooting, there they found Perine dead from a gunshot wound. Oliphant was found at another location and was arrested. He will have a preliminary hearing next week.

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