Jurors to decide for or against death for Michael Davis

YOUNGSTOWN — Jurors considering Thursday if Michael A. Davis should die by lethal injection for the fiery murders of six people won’t be told that a death verdict is only a recommendation to the judge.

Last week, the jury in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court found Davis, 18, of Bennington Avenue guilty as charged — six counts of aggravated murder with death penalty specifications and 19 counts of aggravated arson. The arson counts relate to the six who died, five who escaped and eight firefighters who were injured.

The deaths represent the city’s largest mass murder.

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