LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) — Two juveniles were injured and four others arrested during an early morning drive-by shooting, Lima Police said.
Around 1:30 a.m., in the area of E. Vine Street and Madison Avenue, two male victims, ages 17 and 15, were outside a home when they were struck by gunfire, police detectives reported. Both sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Officers in the area heard the shots and located a fleeing vehicle. Police were eventually able to stop the car, which contained four male juveniles ranging in age from 14 to 16.
Two guns were found that had been thrown from the vehicle while it was fleeing. The four teens are in the Allen County Juvenile Detention Center facing felony charges related to the incident.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Lima Police Juvenile Investigator Chad Kunkleman at (419) 221-5297 or Crime Stoppers at (419) 229-7867.
Media release from Lima Police Department
On Sunday, 10-12-2025, around 1:30 AM, Lima PD officers responded to the area of Vine St. / Madison Ave, Lima in reference to a drive-by shooting. Two male juvenile victims (ages 17 and 15 years old) were outside of a residence in the area, and they were struck by the gunfire, with both sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.
A Lima PD officer was in the area at the time the shots were fired, and officers located the suspect vehicle fleeing the area. Officers were eventually able to catch up with the vehicle and get it stopped. It was discovered the suspect vehicle was occupied by four male juveniles (ages ranging from 14 to 16 years old).
Two firearms were thrown from the vehicle, as it was fleeing, and both firearms were recovered by responding officers. The four juveniles were taken into custody, and they are being held at the Allen County Juvenile Detention Center on various felony charges related to this incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jesse Harrod at 419-221-5296 or Juvenile Investigator Chad Kunkleman at 419-221-5297 with the Lima Police Department or Lima/Allen County Crime Stoppers at 419-229-7867.
