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 […]
An officer with a smile: Mansfield thanks retiring police Sgt. Jon Ahles
MANSFIELD — Sgt. Jon Ahles always knew he wanted to be a police officer. As a boy growing up in Lexington, he pictured himself pursuing criminals in his cruiser, chasing down bad guys on foot and making all the big arrests. Kind of like the officers on the TV show “Cops” that debuted in 1989 […]
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 […]