Youngstown cops probe shooting, robberies and stabbing over the holidays

YOUNGSTOWN — There was little cheer during the Christmas weekend for those involved in a series of crimes, including a shooting, armed robberies and a stabbing.

Police say the city’s most recent shooting victim — a man was shot two days after Christmas — is in serious condition at St. Elizabeth Health Center but is expected to survive. Police also have made an arrest in the case.

Walter Wright, 28, of Verona Avenue, is charged with felonious assault in the shooting and scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Youngstown Municipal Court. He is accused of shooting Brian Williams, 28, of West Boston Avenue, just before 5 a.m. Sunday.

The shooting occurred at Jitso’s Bar on McGuffey Road on the East Side. An unidentified male dropped off Williams at St. Elizabeth Health Center. The unidentified person who took Williams to the hospital left before police arrived.

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