Warrant issued for suspect in South Side shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — Police have issued a warrant for the man they believe fired a shot that struck Kenneth Woods Jr. in the head.

Woods, 22, had been hospitalized for weeks after the shooting and is now undergoing intensive therapy. He said he has not regained the complete use of his arms and cannot move his neck.

“They [doctors] said I will get better, but it’s going to take three to four months,” he said. “I am just eating good and trying to gain my strength back.”

The shooting happened Nov. 28 on East Lucius Avenue near Erie Street on the South Side. Police were called to the scene at 3:30 p.m. in response to reports of gunshots, a large fight and several wrecked cars.

When they arrived, they found Woods of West Judson Street slumped over in the driver’s seat of his car. There rear window was broken out, and there was an exit hole from a bullet in the windshield.

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