Sixth Ward Councilman Dr. Derry Glenn said many residents have reached out to him for help in reducing the number of shootings in Lima. Some incidents this summer have involved young teenagers as either the victim or the shooter.
Three people are dead and eight others wounded after a shooting in a crowded New York City club. Law enforcement believe a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights just before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, killing three men. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters that it was “a terrible shooting." She said officers have recovered at least 36 shell casings from the lounge on Sunday morning, as well as a firearm that was discovered in a nearby street.
Officers reported hearing multiple gunshots around 1 a.m. near the intersection of Kibby and Main streets. After investigating, officers determined that approximately 30 rounds were fired from what appeared to be an automatic or modified semi-automatic handgun.
Donya Perkins was found guilty of murder, tampering with evidence, and multiple weapons charges related to the fatal shooting.
February 25, 2025, Press Release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio: YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Acting United States At…
The Toledo Police Department is investigating the death of a Findlay teen over the weekend. 18-year-old Jaidon Mangas was found with a gunshot wound Saturday night on the south side of the city. He was taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. WTOL and the Toledo Blade reported that Mangas was a student at Findlay High School.
A Celina man was shot and killed after coming toward a Mercer County deputy with a knife.
A busy night for local law enforcement after the report of a shots fire call just after 8:30 on Tuesday in the 900 block of West Wayne Street in Lima. Police say several houses were shot at in the area. Officers were going door to door in the neighborhood to make sure everyone was okay.
November 24, 2024, Press Release from the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office: Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced that deputies are investigating the death of two people found in Ohio City. Sheriff Riggenbach stated that on 11/24/2024 at approximately 8:09 AM hours, his office received a call from an individual stating that a friend had confessed to killing his girlfriend and another man. The caller said the friend also said he was going to kill himself. The caller explained the friend had left and was no longer with the caller. A deputy responded to the caller's location to gather additional information while deputies continued working on the information the caller initially provided. Sheriff Riggenbach advised that deputies obtained additional information by talking to several different people and made entry to a home in Ohio City to check the welfare of the home resident. Once inside the house, deputies located a female and male subject who were both deceased as a result of gunshot wounds. Deputies secured the home and contacted the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to respond and assist in processing the crime scene.
Lima Police detectives say a possible argument in a bar led to a shooting later in a driveway on Weadock Ave.