SUV riddled with bullets on South Side

YOUNGSTOWN — Police are trying to determine how an SUV on the South Side was riddled with bullets, but are getting no help from the owner or those who may have witnessed the shooting.

According to police, officers received a call about gunfire in the 2000 block of South Avenue at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived in the area they discovered shattered glass in the street and a fresh fluid trail from an automobile.

Police, according to reports, learned that a green 1998 Ford Expedition had been shot multiple times through the rear window, gas tank and engine. The truck was discovered in the 300 block of Hilton.

Police believe the owner of the car was driving it at the time of the shooting, but no owner or witness called police. Police said no one spoke to officers at the scene.