MANSFIELD — There were four other people inside the house at 67 E. Chestnut St. when a 16-year-old Mansfield youth was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon, according to police Capt. Randy Carver. “We are talking to everyone else who was in the house at the time,” Carver said Thursday afternoon. “The investigation is fluid and […]
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Mansfield youth, 16, dies from gunshot wound on Wednesday afternoon
MANSFIELD — A 16-year-old Mansfield youth died Wednesday from a gunshot wound(s), according to Mansfield police, who labeled the incident as a homicide. It would be the city’s second homicide in the last five days. Officers responded to 67 E. Chestnut St. at approximately 2:02 p.m. after receiving a 911 call that a shooting had […]
Mansfield police find two people shot to death on Monday night
MANSFIELD — The new year is beginning the same way the same way the old one ended in Mansfield — violently. Mansfield police found two people shot to death Monday night inside a house on the city’s east side in what could be a murder-suicide. It’s the second and third shooting deaths in the last […]
Mansfield police investigating 12th homicide of the year
MANSFIELD — A 30-year-old man was shot to death early Saturday morning in an apparent dispute with an another man, according to Mansfield police. The death of Jervon King at 29 Minerva Ave. around 4 a.m. is the 12th homicide handled by Mansfield police in 2023. According to an emailed press release from Capt. Randy […]
Ferndale Avenue double-homicide allegedly stemmed from gang dispute
MANSFIELD — A dispute between two gangs in Mansfield led to a shooting at an 810 Ferndale Ave. party that left two people dead and four others wounded on Oct. 27. That was the testimony Thursday afternoon from Mansfield police Sgt. Jered Kingsborough, a detective in the major crimes division. The testimony came during a […]
Mansfield man, 22, charged with murder in Ferndale Avenue double-homicide
MANSFIELD — A 22-year-old Mansfield man was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in the Halloween house party shooting that resulted in two people dying and four others being wounded. Cyrus J. Ellerbe was taken into custody by police and charged with the 1st-degree felony, according to an emailed press release from Capt. Randy Carver […]
Shooting threats led to Mansfield schools closing, movement of playoff football game
MANSFIELD — District officials closed Mansfield City Schools on Friday and moved the Tygers’ football playoff game to Rocky River on Friday night after police were notified Thursday of two threats to “shoot up” the high school during the day and Arlin Field at night. The threats came several days after two teens were shot […]
Mansfield Police release 911 call from Friday night’s double homicide
MANSFIELD — Audio from a 911 call released by local authorities illuminates the chaos at the scene of a double homicide late Friday night. Mansfield Police are investigating the shooting, which led to the deaths of two teenagers. According to law enforcement, the incident took place at 11:40 p.m. in the area of 810 Ferndale […]
No easy answers: Mansfield officials seek solutions to gun violence
MANSFIELD — Ryan Grimshaw works the front lines in the battle against gun violence. The 39-year-old Grimshaw, a sergeant now in his 16th year as a Mansfield police officer, sees it face-to-face in his work on patrol and now as the leader of the department’s new Community Action Team. He has looked into the eyes […]
UPDATE: Mansfield’s ninth shooting homicide victim identified
MANSFIELD — The city’s ninth shooting homicide victim of 2023 has been identified as Jason F. Antrican of Mansfield by the Richland County Coroner’s Office. Coroner investigator Tom Stortz said Wednesday morning the body of the 42-year-old man will be taken to Montgomery County for autopsy. According to public records, Antrican lived at 523 Hull […]