Wapakoneta man dies from gunshot wound

A Wapakoneta man is dead after being shot on the south side of Lima, Monday night.

According to the Lima Police Department, they were called out to the 700 block of Catalpa Avenue around 7:30 last night for a reports of shots fired and a man down. They found 35-year-old Ryan VanBuskirk laying in the tree lawn with a gunshot wound and bleeding heavily. He was taken to Lima Memorial Health System where he later died.

The detectives are following up with several leads and are looking for more than one person of interest. If you have any information about the crime, call the Lima Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 419-229-STOP.