Four deputies on administrative leave

BOARDMAN — Mahoning County Sheriff Randall Wellington has placed four deputies on paid administrative leave following an incident at a South Avenue bar.

Wellington said his office is conducting an internal investigation.

Township police were called to the Lanai Lounge about 1:15 a.m. Friday of a report of gunshots fired from the parking lot. The person who called police saw the people involved leave the lot in a maroon sport utility vehicle.

Police found a spent shell casing in the parking lot and spoke to a patron of the bar.

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