East Side man critical after being shot in the head
YOUNGSTOWN — A 19-year-old East Side man was shot in the back of his head near his home today.
Police say Sirtan Alli of McGuffey Road is in critical condition at St. Elizabeth Health Center after being shot about 2:15 p.m.
Police responded to a call of a shooting on McGuffey and found Alli lying on the sidewalk near Cassius Avenue. When police arrived, they found a 9mm semiautomatic handgun registered to Alli between his legs. Alli was moving, but he was unable to respond to officers, police said.
Police said they didn’t find any spent rounds or shell casings at the crime scene.
A person told officers that a red car was seen leaving McGuffey heading east at a high rate of speed with two men inside the vehicle. Officers were unable to find the vehicle, later determined to be a red convertible Mitsubishi.
Police said they couldn’t find any witnesses to the shooting.