Police unable to ID man who was shot

Police unable to ID man who was shot

YOUNGSTOWN

Police still have not been able to identify a man who was shot multiple times Monday on the city’s South Side. The man is still in critical condition, police said.

The man was shot about 9:15 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Thorne Street, according to reports. Paramedics told police the man was verbally unresponsive, but did nod his head to answer medical questions, records state. Police said the man was wounded in his chest, throat and left eye.

Fire marshal can’t find cause

CANFIELD

The Division of the State Fire Marshal’s office is unable to find the cause of a Sept. 14 fire at Do Cut True Value Hardware.

Firefighters used heavy equipment to help extinguish the flames, which kept investigators from conducting a complete origin and cause analysis. Accidental causes or arson could not be ruled out.

Investigators were able to determine that the fire, which destroyed the store, began in the center of the building.

The fire began several hours after the last employee left the store and was reported by an alarm company. No injuries were reported.

The fire marshal can reopen the case, if new information is made available.

Trial to resume

YOUNGSTOWN

The jury deliberated for two hours on Tuesday afternoon without reaching a verdict in the murder trial of Dionte Robinson and will resume deliberations this morning.

Robinson, 19, of Eliot Lane, is charged in the Aug. 6, 2010, shooting death of Anthony Harrison, 20, of Chambers Street, Campbell. The trial is before Judge R. Scott Krichbaum of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Monthly siren test

HERMITAGE, Pa.

The city fire department will conduct its monthly test of the area’s weather-warning sirens at 10 a.m. Thursday. The test will include activation of sirens in these communities — Clark, Farrell, Sharpsville, West Middlesex and Wheatland.

Residents in those areas are asked to disregard the alert sirens during the test.

Volunteers needed

EAST PALESTINE

Volunteers are needed for the annual apple butter festival scheduled for Thursday through Saturday sponsored by the East Palestine Area Historical Society at East Palestine City Park. Help is needed to cut and peel apples.

Interested individuals are asked to meet at the old pavilion in the city park at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and are requested to bring a knife and two pans. Volunteers also are needed to help cook the apple butter Friday beginning at 6 a.m. and continuing all day at the Log Cabin, Bacon Avenue. Pint jars also are needed.

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